Issue a Shopify refund as store credit instead of the original payment method

domain: shopify.dev · 6 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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In-depth guide

Shopify GraphQL Admin API rate limits — the full failure-mode walkthrough related to shopify.dev, checked against official docs, with linked verified routes.

Steps

  1. Confirm the store is on API version 2024-07 or later, as StoreCreditAccount launched in that version
  2. Query the customer's StoreCreditAccount using the storeCreditAccount field on the Customer object to obtain the account ID
  3. Use the storeCreditAccountCredit mutation (not storeCreditAccountCreditCreate, which does not exist) to add credit to the account
  4. Pass the amount, currency, and a reference to the originating order or refund in the mutation variables
  5. Confirm the mutation returns a storeCreditAccountCreditTransaction with the new balance
  6. Record the transaction ID for reconciliation and customer communication

Known gotchas

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