- Short answer
- Open the order and archive it from More actions; it moves to the Archived view, and by default many finished orders archive on their own.
- Where it goes
- The Archived view, which some Shopify Help pages call Closed; the order's status reads Archived.
- In the All view
- Archived orders show unless its Hide archived setting is on; that setting applies only to you.
- To undo it
- Unarchive; Shopify documents it as a bulk action.
- Sales reports
- Still include archived orders.
- Archives automatically
- Orders paid for and fulfilled, and orders fully refunded, while the setting is on.
- Also archives
- Closing a fulfillment batch, or a Shopify Flow workflow with the Archive order action.
- Staff permission
- Manage order information
How do you archive one order in the Shopify admin?
- Go to Orders.
- Click the order's number.
- Click More actions, then Archive orders.
- Orders
- Order details
- More actions
Shopify's canceling orders page calls that item Archive orders; Shopify's test order page writes Archive.
- In the Shopify app: the order's menu has Archive order.
- For several orders: use the bulk action.
- For staff: the Manage order information permission covers archiving and unarchiving.
What does archiving change, and can you undo it?
The order leaves your open orders list, moves to the Archived order view with the status Archived, and stays in Shopify's sales reports. Shopify's canceling orders page calls that view Closed.
- Orders
- Archived
Archiving is not canceling, which stops an order in process, or deleting, which requires an archived or canceled order first.
To reverse archiving, Shopify documents a bulk action that unarchives multiple orders.
- Orders
- Order details
- More actions
Why does Shopify archive orders automatically?
By default, many orders archive themselves once no processing remains: those paid for and fulfilled, and those fully refunded. Closing a fulfillment batch also archives its orders.
To stop orders archiving themselves, clear Automatically archive the order in Order processing and click Save; you can then archive completed orders manually.
- Settings
- General
- Order processing
The order processing and canceling orders pages we read on November 5, 2026 don't say whether the checkbox change reaches orders you already have.
A changelog entry of August 13, 2025, on discounts for fulfilled items, says orders automatically unarchive for edits and re-archive after a refund.
None of the order Help pages or changelog feeds we read on November 4, 2026 says a manual Unarchive restarts automatic archiving.
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