shopify-admin-return-initiation

Initiating a Shopify return record requires querying the order to verify FULFILLED status, then running the returnCreate GraphQL mutation with selected fulfillment line items, quantities, and return reasons.

Yes, you can preview a Shopify return initiation safely by setting dry_run to true, allowing you to validate the selected fulfillment line items and return reasons without creating a formal record.

No, initiating a Shopify return does not automatically process a refund. It creates a formal native return record to start tracking returned fulfillment line items separately from the refund workflow.

You can track per-item return reasons by specifying distinct return reason inputs for each fulfillment line item within the returnCreate GraphQL mutation during the Shopify return initiation process.

Shopify return initiation fails if the order lacks a FULFILLED status. The process includes a guardrail that queries the order first to prevent initiating returns on non-fulfilled orders.

Yes, you can control customer notification during Shopify return initiation to run silently for internal support workflows, or optionally notify the customer when the return record is created.