---
title: "Shopify Admin REST API Checkout Object PUT Request"
url: "https://michalak.world/posts/shopify-admin-rest-api-checkout-object-put-request/"
description: "Shopify Draft Order Metafields"
summary: "Working with Shopify Draft Order Metafields."
date: 2023-10-26
lastmod: 2026-08-19
tags: ["Shopify","Polaris","Node JS","GraphQL","REST API","Integration"]
section: "posts"
author: "Michael Michalak"
site: "https://michalak.world/"
---

# Shopify Admin REST API Checkout Object PUT Request

Shopify Draft Order Metafields

It is not possible to update a checkout object via Shopiy's Admin REST API unless the custom app created the checkout object. 

Per Shopify Staff:

The checkout PUT endpoint is intended to only be used to modify checkouts that were created by that same ap

Reference: 
- https://community.shopify.com/c/graphql-basics-and/update-checkout-not-working-on-api-2023-01-checkouts/m-p/2025238/highlight/true#M5766