Fulfillment Location Routing
Reassign fulfillment orders from one location to another for warehouse overflow or regional routing.
shopify-admin-fulfillment-location-routing
Purpose
Queries open fulfillment orders assigned to a source location and moves them to a destination location. Used when a warehouse is at capacity, a location is closing, or regional routing rules change. Replaces manual reassignment in Shopify Admin — this skill handles bulk location transfers for any number of open orders in a single workflow.
Prerequisites
shopify store auth --store --scopes read_orders,write_fulfillments read_orders, write_fulfillmentsParameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| store | string | yes | — | Store domain (e.g., mystore.myshopify.com) |
| source_location_id | string | yes | — | GID of the location to move orders FROM |
| destination_location_id | string | yes | — | GID of the location to move orders TO |
| order_filter | string | no | — | Optional order name filter (e.g., "#1001,#1002") |
| dry_run | bool | no | true | Preview moves without executing mutations |
| format | string | no | human | Output format: human or json |
Safety
> ⚠️ fulfillmentOrderMove reassigns fulfillment responsibility. This affects which warehouse picks and ships the order. Verify destination location has sufficient stock for all products before moving. Run with dry_run: true to confirm the order list and destination before committing.
Workflow Steps
fulfillmentOrders — query Inputs: assignedLocationId: , status: OPEN, first: 250, pagination cursor
Expected output: List of open fulfillment orders; paginate until hasNextPage: false
fulfillmentOrderMove — mutation Inputs: id: , newLocationId:
Expected output: movedFulfillmentOrder { id, assignedLocation { name } }, userErrors
GraphQL Operations
# fulfillmentOrders:query — validated against api_version 2025-01
query FulfillmentOrdersByLocation($locationId: ID!, $after: String) {
fulfillmentOrders(
assignedLocationId: $locationId
first: 250
after: $after
query: "status:open"
) {
edges {
node {
id
status
order {
id
name
}
assignedLocation {
location {
id
name
}
}
}
}
pageInfo {
hasNextPage
endCursor
}
}
}
# fulfillmentOrderMove:mutation — validated against api_version 2025-01
mutation FulfillmentOrderMove($id: ID!, $newLocationId: ID!) {
fulfillmentOrderMove(id: $id, newLocationId: $newLocationId) {
movedFulfillmentOrder {
id
assignedLocation {
location {
id
name
}
}
}
originalFulfillmentOrder {
id
status
}
remainingFulfillmentOrder {
id
status
}
userErrors {
field
message
}
}
}
Session Tracking
Claude MUST emit the following output at each stage. This is mandatory.
On start, emit:
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ SKILL: Fulfillment Location Routing ║
║ Store: <store domain> ║
║ Started: <YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM UTC> ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
After each step, emit:
[N/TOTAL] <QUERY|MUTATION> <OperationName>
→ Params: <brief summary of key inputs>
→ Result: <count or outcome>
If dry_run: true, prefix every mutation step with [DRY RUN] and do not execute it.
On completion, emit:
For format: human (default):
══════════════════════════════════════════════
OUTCOME SUMMARY
Orders at source location: <n>
Orders moved: <n>
Errors: <n>
Output: routing_log_<date>.csv
══════════════════════════════════════════════
For format: json, emit:
{
"skill": "fulfillment-location-routing",
"store": "<domain>",
"started_at": "<ISO8601>",
"completed_at": "<ISO8601>",
"dry_run": true,
"outcome": {
"orders_at_source": 0,
"orders_moved": 0,
"errors": 0,
"output_file": "routing_log_<date>.csv"
}
}
Output Format
CSV file routing_log_ with columns:
order_name, fulfillment_order_id, source_location, destination_location, status
Error Handling
| Error | Cause | Recovery |
|---|---|---|
THROTTLED | API rate limit exceeded | Wait 2 seconds, retry up to 3 times |
userErrors on fulfillmentOrderMove | Order already fulfilled or location inactive | Log error, skip order, continue |
| Destination location not stocked | Insufficient inventory at destination | Log warning per SKU, continue move |
| No open orders at source | Source has no pending work | Exit with summary: 0 orders found |
Best Practices
dry_run: true first — moving a fulfillment order does not move inventory; verify destination stock levels separately using the multi-location-inventory-audit skill.order_filter to move specific high-priority orders first rather than the entire queue.