setShippingMethodsOnCart mutation

The setShippingMethodsOnCart mutation sets one or more shipping methods on a cart. By default, Magento GraphQL supports the following shipping methods:

Label Carrier code Method code
DHL dhl Varies
Federal Express fedex Varies
Flat Rate flatrate flatrate
Free Shipping freeshipping freeshipping
Best Way tablerate bestway
United Parcel Service ups Varies
United States Postal Service usps Varies

Syntax

mutation: {setShippingMethodsOnCart(input: setShippingMethodsOnCartInput) {setShippingMethodsOnCartOutput}}

Example usage

The following example sets the shipping method to Best Way.

Request:

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mutation {
  setShippingMethodsOnCart(
    input: {
      cart_id: "IeTUiU0oCXjm0uRqGCOuhQ2AuQatogjG",
      shipping_methods: [
        {
          carrier_code: "tablerate"
          method_code: "bestway"
        }
      ]
    }
  ) {
    cart {
      shipping_addresses {
        selected_shipping_method {
          carrier_code
          carrier_title
          method_code
          method_title
          amount {
            value
            currency
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Response:

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{
  "data": {
    "setShippingMethodsOnCart": {
      "cart": {
        "shipping_addresses": [
          {
            "selected_shipping_method": {
              "carrier_code": "tablerate",
              "carrier_title": "Best Way",
              "method_code": "bestway",
              "method_title": "Table Rate",
              "amount": {
                "value": 0,
                "currency": "USD"
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Input attributes

The top-level setShippingMethodsOnCartInput object is listed first. All child objects are listed in alphabetical order.

setShippingMethodsOnCartInput object

Attribute Data Type Description
cart_id String! The unique ID that identifies the customer’s cart
shipping_methods ShippingMethodInput! The shipping address for a specific cart

ShippingMethodInput object

Attribute Data Type Description
carrier_code String! A string that identifies a commercial carrier or an offline shipping method
method_code String! A string that indicates which service a commercial carrier will use to ship items. For offline shipping methods, this value is similar to the label displayed on the checkout page

Output attributes

The ShippingMethodOutput object contains the Cart object.

Attribute Data Type Description
cart Cart! Describes the contents of the specified shopping cart

Cart object

Attribute Data Type Description
applied_coupon AppliedCoupon Deprecated. Use applied_coupons instead
applied_coupons [AppliedCoupon] An array of AppliedCoupon objects. Each object contains the code text attribute, which specifies the coupon code
applied_gift_cards [AppliedGiftCard] An array of AppliedGiftCard objects. An AppliedGiftCard object contains the code text attribute, which specifies the gift card code. applied_gift_cards is a Commerce-only attribute, defined in the GiftCardAccountGraphQl module
applied_store_credit AppliedStoreCredit Contains store credit information applied to the cart. applied_store_credit is a Commerce-only attribute, defined in the CustomerBalanceGraphQl module
available_payment_methods [AvailablePaymentMethod] Available payment methods
billing_address BillingCartAddress Contains the billing address specified in the customer’s cart
email String The customer’s email address
id ID! The ID of the cart
is_virtual Boolean! Indicates whether the cart contains only virtual products
items [CartItemInterface] Contains the items in the customer’s cart
prices CartPrices Contains subtotals and totals
selected_payment_method SelectedPaymentMethod Selected payment method
shipping_addresses [ShippingCartAddress]! Contains one or more shipping addresses
total_quantity Float! Total Quantity of products in the cart

Cart query output provides more information about the Cart object.

Errors

Error Description
Could not find a cart with ID "XXX" The specified cart_id value does not exist in the quote_id_mask table.
Carrier with such method not found: carrier_code, method_code A specified carrier method was not found, or it is not applicable for the defined shipping address.
Required parameter "cart_id" is missing The value specified in the cart_id argument is empty.
Required parameter "carrier_code" is missing. The value specified in the shipping_methods.carrier_code argument is empty.
Required parameter "method_code" is missing. The value specified in the shipping_methods.method_code argument is empty.
Required parameter "shipping_methods" is missing The value specified in the shipping_methods argument is empty.
The current user cannot perform operations on cart "XXX" An unauthorized user (guest) tried to set a shipping method for an order on behalf of an authorized user (customer), or a customer tried to set a shipping method for an order on behalf of another customer.
The shipping method can't be set for an empty cart. Add an item to cart and try again. The shipping method cannot be set for an empty cart.
You cannot specify multiple shipping methods. You can set only one shipping method for an order.