Create an order in hold status and then move it to shipped

Learn how an order can move from a fulfillment status of HOLD to SHIP. Orders in HOLD status do not proceed to further fulfillment actions until the status is updated to SHIP. A HOLD reserves inventory for up to 14 days.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

• Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
• The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
• The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Get the fulfillment preview

Call getOrderPreview to confirm the SKUs are eligible for the requested service tiers.

Step 2. Create a fulfillment order on hold

Call createOrder with fulfillmentConfiguration.action set to HOLD.

Step 3. Update the fulfillment action to SHIP

Call updateOrder with fulfillmentConfiguration.action set to SHIP to release the order for fulfillment.

Step 4. Validate the order

Call getOrder to confirm that fulfillmentConfiguration.action is SHIP. Amazon begins fulfillment processing once the action updates.