Advance the batch status

POST /v2/fulfillment_sandbox/batches/{batch_id}/advance

Advances the status of a batch through the statuses for the selected fulfillment workflow. You specified the fulfillment workflow when you generated the batch with the batch_type attribute set to one of the workflows. The transitions occur in the order shown. Optionally, you can set the status in the request body.

Delivery

#	Status	Description
0	brand_new	The default batch state when a delivery batch is generated.
1	acknowledged	Shopper is assigned to a batch that contains the order ID.
2	picking	Shopper has started shopping.
3	verifying_replacements	Shopper has requested approval for replacements and refunds.
4	checkout	Shopper has paid for the order.
5	receipt_sanity_check	Shopper has verified the receipt is accurate.
6	delivering	Shopper is in transit to the customer's address.
7	completed	Shopper has delivered the order to the customer.

Pickup

#	Status	Description
0	brand_new	The default batch state when a pickup batch is generated.
1	acknowledged	Shopper is assigned to a batch that contains the order ID.
2	picking	Shopper has started shopping.
3	verifying_replacements	Shopper has requested approval for replacements and refunds.
4	checkout	Shopper has paid for the order.
5	receipt_sanity_check	Shopper has verified the receipt is accurate.
6	bags_check	Shopper has verified the contents of the bags.
7	staged	Shopper has placed the bags in the staging area.

At this point, a runner_customer batch must be created for an employee to run the bags from the staging area to the customer. The Advance batch endpoint moves this batch through the following states:

#	Status	Description
0	brand_new	The default batch state when a runner_customer batch is generated.
1	at_store	Customer has arrived at the store to pick up the order.
2	bags_verified	Customer has verified the number of bags matches the order.
3	completed	Customer has accepted the order.

Last mile delivery (delivery only)

#	Status	Description
0	brand_new	The default batch state when a delivery_only batch is generated.
1	acknowledged_for_delivery	Shopper is assigned to a batch.
2	at_store	Shopper has arrived at the store to get the order.
3	bags_verified	Shopper has verified the number of bags matches the order.
4	delivering	Shopper is in transit to the customer's address.
5	completed	Shopper has delivered the order to the customer.

Security

Name	In	Description
Authorization	header	The Authorization header with the bearer token acquired during authentication.

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
batch_id	path	integer		The ID of the batch.

Request

Field	Type	Required	Description
workflow_state	string		The target workflow state that the batch.

Request examples

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url 'https://connect.instacart.com/v2/fulfillment_sandbox/batches/{batch_id}/advance' \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "workflow_state": "string"
}'

Java

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://connect.instacart.com/v2/fulfillment_sandbox/batches/{batch_id}/advance")
  .header("Accept", "application/json")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .body("{\n  \"workflow_state\": \"string\"\n}")
  .asString();

Python

import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("connect.instacart.com")

payload = "{\n  \"workflow_state\": \"string\"\n}"

headers = {
    'Accept': "application/json",
    'Content-Type': "application/json",
    'Authorization': "Bearer <token>"
}

conn.request("POST", "/v2/fulfillment_sandbox/batches/{batch_id}/advance", payload, headers)

res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()

print(data.decode("utf-8"))

Go

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://connect.instacart.com/v2/fulfillment_sandbox/batches/{batch_id}/advance"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"workflow_state\": \"string\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Accept", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

Response

Field	Type	Required	Description
id	integer		The ID of the batch.
workflow_state	string		The new workflow state of the batch.

Response examples