What is a Shopify draft order?
About Shopify Draft OrdersDraft orders allow merchants to create orders on behalf of customers. This is useful for Shopify merchants who receive orders through outside channels.https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/orders/create-orders
The Draft Orders API also provides the ability to create draft orders with a discount. UFE app uses Shopify draft order to apply discount for upsell offers.
Related articles
Draft Orders ≠ Real Orders
You should not consider a draft order as a real order.
Why drafts orders created in my store?
Draft orders are created when a customer initiates a checkout with upsell / cross sell offers from the UFE app widget.
You need not worry about the draft orders created by the UFE app, only focus on the Shopify admin > Orders section.
Updated on: 02/04/2026
Thank you!