Order creation with local pickup delivery method via API

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Topic summary

A developer is attempting to create Shopify orders via API (REST or GraphQL) that include local pickup as the delivery method with a specific pickup location selected.

Core Issue:

  • The shipping_line field doesn’t properly support local pickup when creating orders programmatically
  • Orders created through native checkout show local pickup data (including handle and carrier identifier), but manually applying this same data to API-created orders fails
  • The Storefront Cart API returns only shipping options, excluding local pickup options entirely

Two Specific Questions:

  1. How to create an order with local pickup selected that matches the native checkout experience (referenced screenshot shows desired outcome)
  2. How to retrieve available local pickup options for a cart or checkout

Current Status:
Multiple users have confirmed experiencing the identical problem, but no solution has been posted. The discussion remains open with unanswered questions and a request for Shopify staff input on implementation plans.

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Hello,

Is there a way to create an order in Shopify via API (REST or GraphQL) with a local pickup delivery method and a selected location for the pickup? The closest thing I can find in the documentation is the shipping line field, but I don’t seem to find a shipping line that corresponds to a local pickup. When creating such an order through native checkout flow and then getting the created order via API, I can see the shipping line field to be set with a local pickup handle (see the code input below), but it doesn’t work when applied manually to the order or checkout created through API.

            "shippingLine": {
                "source": "shopify",
                "deliveryCategory": null,
                "custom": false,
                "code": "Austin Texas local pickup",
                "carrierIdentifier": "650f1a14fa979ec5c74d063e968411d4",
                "shippingRateHandle": "shopify-Austin%20Texas%20local%20pickup-0.00"
            }

I also tried Storefront Cart API to get a local pickup rate for the cart, but the list of delivery options for the created cart also doesn’t include local pickup options, only shipping ones.

So, basically there are two questions:

  1. How do I create an order with local pickup option selected so that it looks like the one on the screenshot below
  2. How do I get a list of local pickup options for a cart (or a checkout)?

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I have the same problem.
Please @vadimpk , did you find a solution or problem is still here?
How could you fix that?

3

@Dirk Do you have any implementation planning fot this problem?

4

I too have the same problem, is there a solution for this?

5

I have the same problem. Could you find a solution for this?

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