Learn how to create an order programmatically using Medusa.js V2

route.ts

// src/api/admin/custom/orders/route.ts

import { createOrderWorkflow } from '@medusajs/core-flows'; // ℹ️ This is the worflow exposed and used inside Medusa
import { type MedusaRequest, type MedusaResponse } from '@medusajs/framework/http';

export async function POST(req: MedusaRequest, res: MedusaResponse) {
    // ℹ️ You can use the body of the request to have an Admin API route to handle this
    // on top of using modules to fetch dynamically the data (region, items etc...)
    // For the demo, we're going to keep it simple with some hardcoded values
    const { result } = await createOrderWorkflow(req.scope)
        .run({
            input: {
                region_id: "reg_01JTMYCB1XBGA5D9Y59B1AGFFX",
                items: [
                    {
                        variant_id: "variant_01JTMYCBC7H7WE474YGFN07XWX", 
                        // ℹ️ I've used a specific variant_id of my database
                        // but you can have custom line items here with custom prices.
                        quantity: 1,
                        title: "SHIRT-S-BLACK",
                        unit_price: 10
                    }
                ],
                sales_channel_id: "sc_01JTMYC95DA8F1TKYD3ZG3TD7P",
                status: "pending",
                shipping_address: {
                    first_name: "John",
                    last_name: "Doe",
                    address_1: "123 Main St",
                    city: "Los Angeles",
                    country_code: "us",
                    postal_code: "90001"
                }
            }
        })

    res.json({
        order: result
    })
}