Remove unprocessed exchange lines from a return

Shopify Now Supports Removing Unprocessed Exchange Lines from Returns

Live in Admin GraphQL API version 2025‑07

Shopify is introducing a new removeFromReturn mutation, which simplifies removing unprocessed return or exchange line items from a draft or submitted return. It replaces the older, limited returnLineItemRemoveFromReturn mutation, offering more flexibility and cleaner workflow management changelog.shopify.com+10shopify.dev+10shopify.dev+10

Why This Update Matters

For merchants or developers managing returns, this change offers three key benefits:

• Efficient Return Cleanup: You can now discard unprocessed items both return and exchange lines without creating new orders or manual adjustments.

• Unified Mutation Logic: One API call handles both types of line items, replacing older, separate functionality.

• Error Reduction in Complex Returns: Especially useful when exchanges or returns are edited after initiation. No risk of orphaned lines causing reporting gaps or fulfillment errors.

How it Works in Practice

Imagine a scenario where an exchange item was never actually shipped or processed. With removeFromReturn, you can dismiss those unfulfilled items cleanly. That makes your return and reporting state more accurate especially in automated workflows or integrated systems.

When to Use It:

• If your return flows support partial exchanges or edits, use this mutation to keep data clean.

• When integrating with third-party logistics or ERP systems you can reconcile return states more precisely.

• In custom dashboards or admin tooling this mutation ensures that UI reflects only actionable return items.

What to Consider

Even though functionality continues, updating to removeFromReturn ensures your integration stays up-to-date with Shopify’s standard behavior especially when returns have both exchanges and refunds. If you’re still using the older mutation, migrating now prevents future breakage when deprecated functionality is removed.

Need Help Implementing or Updating?

If your workflow or app creates, modifies, or syncs draft orders or return exchanges, you may want to implement this mutation or clean up legacy logic. At EcomSpiders, we help Shopify merchants and app developers simplify return handling, fix synch errors, and build smoother backend flows.

Reach out to us for a free consultation we can review your current return logic, suggest updates, and ensure your setup scales reliably. Visit EcomSpiders.com to get started.