Shopify API 2026: How to count all orders using Postman

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Are you the owner, and Do you want to count all orders from your stores? This article is for you. Beehexa will show you how to count all orders using Postman with any status. It will help you know the order quantity with each status. Detect data discrepancies, if any. 

Now, let’s dive into the article to know how to count all orders in Shopify API using Postman. 

If this is the first time you make a call in the Postman, you must generate API credentials from the Shopify admin. 

Generate API Credentials From Shopify Admin

Follow the process of How to build a custom app for Shopify in 2022? to know how to access Shopify API. 

 

Now, we will take the first call: Count all open orders

Count All Open Orders

 

https://{API_key}:{admin_API_access_token}@{shop}.myshopify.com/admin/api/{api-version}/{resource}

Or you can copy this example, remember change {resource} to {orders/count.json?status=open}:

https://ed86d512a2c95387ffa25f67074a222b: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@hexasync.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-10/orders/count.json?status=open

Note: String = open, you can use either word to call the command. It will return the same result as the number of open orders.

 

get all open orders

Then click on send

Response: The API will return all open orders count. 

{
    "count": 225
}

the open orders count

Count All Close Orders

In the second call, you change the status of the orders you want to get. In this case, we will change the status from open to closed. You can read Shopify API – How To Close An Order Using Postman blog to understand what closed orders are?.

 

https://{API_key}:{admin_API_access_token}@{shop}.myshopify.com/admin/api/{api-version}/{resource}

Or you can copy this example, remember change {resource} to {orders/count.json?status=closed}:

https://ed86d512a2c95387ffa25f67074a222b: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@hexasync.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-10/orders/count.json?status=closed

 

count all closed orders

Then click on send

Response: The API will return all closed orders count. 

{
    "count": 36
}

the closed orders count

Count All Orders Using Postman

With the final call, you change the status of the orders you want to get. In this case, we will change the status from closed to any.

This call will return all orders with any status, including open, closed, or canceled. 

 

https://{API_key}:{admin_API_access_token}@{shop}.myshopify.com/admin/api/{api-version}/{resource}

Or you can copy this example, remember change {resource} to {orders/count.json?status=any}:

https://ed86d512a2c95387ffa25f67074a222b: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@hexasync.myshopify.com/admin/api/2021-10/orders/count.json?status=any

 

count all orders

Then click on send
Response: The API will return all orders count.

{
    "count": 262
}

all orders count

The above are all steps to count all orders using Postman with Shopify API. If you have any questions, please comment below or refer to our blog: What is an API?. Besides, you can see more Shopify API documentation in the developer docs.

If you still do not understand the tutorial’s content, you can watch the video below for a more overview.

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