Search and filter sales orders

Karl Falconer · Updated

The Sales Orders list page supports two search modes and a filter panel. Use basic search for quick lookups by ID, customer, SKU, or email, and advanced query when you need to combine specific fields and operators.

For how to save a particular search + filter + column layout for repeat use, see Saved views, filters, and columns.

Sales Orders list with search and filter controls

Type into the search box and click Search (or press Enter). Basic search matches across these fields at once:

  • Order external ID and external display ID
  • Customer email
  • Billing and shipping first/last name
  • Item SKUs

For example, typing acme returns orders where any of those fields contains “acme”.

Advanced query

Click the </> icon at the right of the search box to switch to advanced mode. The advanced field accepts a Lucene-style query against any of these fields:

Field Type Example
external_id text external_id:abc-123
external_display_id text external_display_id:0114530
store_id integer store_id:42
fulfillment_state text fulfillment_state:shipped
ordered_at date ordered_at:[2026-01-01 TO 2026-02-01]
customer_email text customer_email:foo@example.com
billing_first_name / billing_last_name text billing_last_name:lowe
shipping_first_name / shipping_last_name text shipping_last_name:lowe
skus array skus:ABC*
platform text platform:shopify

Combine fields with AND, OR, and NOT. For example:

fulfillment_state:error AND skus:WIDGET-* AND ordered_at:[2026-01-01 TO *]

Advanced query field

Filter panel

Click Filter by to open the filter menu. Each filter is a separate facet that ANDs with the search query.

Filter by dropdown showing Status, Merchant, Connection, Sales Channel, SKU, and Date

Filter What it does
Status One or more fulfillment statuses. The list shows the 12 user-facing statuses; see Sales order statuses.
Merchant Restrict to one merchant (customer) — useful in 3PL accounts that fulfill for multiple merchants.
Connection Restrict to a single connection between a store and a warehouse.
Sales Channel Restrict to a single store (the source sales channel).
SKU Restrict to orders containing a SKU. Wildcards are supported.
Date Filter on ordered_at — preset ranges (Today, Last 7 days, etc.) or a custom range.

Selecting a Status filter shows the available options:

Status filter options

Sort

Click a column header with a sort caret to toggle the sort direction. Sortable columns are: External ID, Status, Ordered At, and Imported At.

To clear search, filters, and sort and return to the default view, click Default View at the right end of the toolbar and select Default View from the dropdown — this restores the page to its initial state.

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