beginExchangeOrderWorkflow - Medusa Core Workflows Reference

This documentation provides a reference to the beginExchangeOrderWorkflow. It belongs to the @medusajs/medusa/core-flows package.

This workflow requests an order exchange. It's used by the Create Exchange Admin API Route.

You can use this workflow within your customizations or your own custom workflows, allowing you to request an exchange for an order in your custom flow.

Source Code

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Input#

BeginOrderExchangeWorkflowInputBeginOrderExchangeWorkflowInput
order_idstring
The ID of the order to request an exchange for.
created_bynull | stringOptional
The id of the user that creates the order exchange
internal_notestringOptional
An internal note viewed only by admin users.
descriptionstringOptional
A description of the exchange.
metadatanull | Record<string, unknown>Optional
Custom key-value pairs of data to store in the exchange.

Output#

OrderChangeDTOOrderChangeDTO
The order change details.
idstring
The ID of the order change
versionnumber
The version of the order change
order_idstring
The ID of the associated order
return_idstring
The ID of the associated return order
exchange_idstring
The ID of the associated exchange order
claim_idstring
The ID of the associated claim order
The associated order
return_orderReturnDTO
The associated return order
The associated exchange order
The associated claim order
The actions of the order change
The status of the order change
requested_bynull | string
The requested by of the order change
requested_atnull | string | Date
When the order change was requested
confirmed_bynull | string
The confirmed by of the order change
confirmed_atnull | string | Date
When the order change was confirmed
declined_bynull | string
The declined by of the order change
declined_reasonnull | string
The declined reason of the order change
metadatanull | Record<string, unknown>
The metadata of the order change
declined_atnull | string | Date
When the order change was declined
canceled_bynull | string
The canceled by of the order change
canceled_atnull | string | Date
When the order change was canceled
created_atstring | Date
When the order change was created
updated_atstring | Date
When the order change was updated
change_type"return" | "exchange" | "claim" | "edit" | "transfer"Optional
The type of the order change
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