Draft Order Cleanup
Finds stale draft orders older than N days and optionally deletes them to reduce admin clutter.
shopify-admin-draft-order-cleanup
Purpose
Queries open draft orders older than a configurable age and optionally deletes them. Draft orders accumulate from abandoned B2B quotes, incomplete manual orders, or old integrations and clutter the admin. Stale drafts also inflate pending revenue metrics.
Prerequisites
shopify store auth --store --scopes read_orders,write_orders read_orders, write_ordersParameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| store | string | yes | — | Store domain (e.g., mystore.myshopify.com) |
| older_than_days | integer | no | 30 | Delete drafts older than this many days |
| dry_run | bool | no | true | Preview drafts to delete without executing mutation |
| format | string | no | human | Output format: human or json |
Safety
> ⚠️ draftOrderDelete permanently deletes draft orders. Deleted drafts cannot be recovered. Run with dry_run: true to review the list before committing. Check that no stale drafts represent active B2B quotes awaiting customer approval before deleting.
Workflow Steps
draftOrders — query Inputs: query: "status:open created_at:<=', first: 250, pagination cursor
Expected output: Stale open draft orders; paginate until hasNextPage: false
draftOrderDelete — mutation Inputs: id:
Expected output: deletedId, userErrors
GraphQL Operations
# draftOrders:query — validated against api_version 2025-01
query StaleDraftOrders($query: String!, $after: String) {
draftOrders(first: 250, after: $after, query: $query) {
edges {
node {
id
name
status
createdAt
updatedAt
totalPriceSet {
shopMoney {
amount
currencyCode
}
}
customer {
id
displayName
defaultEmailAddress {
emailAddress
}
}
tags
note
}
}
pageInfo {
hasNextPage
endCursor
}
}
}
# draftOrderDelete:mutation — validated against api_version 2025-01
mutation DraftOrderDelete($input: DraftOrderDeleteInput!) {
draftOrderDelete(input: $input) {
deletedId
userErrors {
field
message
}
}
}
Session Tracking
Claude MUST emit the following output at each stage. This is mandatory.
On start, emit:
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ SKILL: Draft Order Cleanup ║
║ 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
Stale drafts found: <n>
Drafts deleted: <n>
Total value cleared: $<amount>
Errors: <n>
Output: draft_cleanup_<date>.csv
══════════════════════════════════════════════
For format: json, emit:
{
"skill": "draft-order-cleanup",
"store": "<domain>",
"started_at": "<ISO8601>",
"older_than_days": 30,
"dry_run": true,
"outcome": {
"drafts_found": 0,
"drafts_deleted": 0,
"value_cleared": 0,
"currency": "USD",
"errors": 0,
"output_file": "draft_cleanup_<date>.csv"
}
}
Output Format
CSV file draft_cleanup_ with columns:
draft_id, draft_name, customer_name, customer_email, created_at, total_value, currency, action
Error Handling
| Error | Cause | Recovery |
|---|---|---|
THROTTLED | API rate limit exceeded | Wait 2 seconds, retry up to 3 times |
userErrors on delete | Draft already completed or cancelled | Log as skipped, continue |
| No stale drafts | All drafts are recent or none exist | Exit with 0 results |
Best Practices
older_than_days: 60 or higher for B2B stores where quotes may have longer sales cycles.b2b-quote or similar before running the delete step.