Current version: 1.0

This page provides a sketch for creating order confirmation mails. Not all attributes need to be filled, as not each shop system can provide all data or some data is decided not to be required for the usecase. However, having a common transaction type can ease development.

Attribute	Mandatory	Type	Description
order.id	yes	String	ID of the order
order.date	yes	Timestamp	Date of the order, can contain time information
order.status		String	Current state of the order, e.g. “Waiting for payment” or “completed”
order.estimated_delivery_time		String	E.g. “3 Working Days”
order.estimated_delivery_date		Date	An estimate for the delivery date
order.items	yes	JSON	Set of items in the order. See table below for data definition.
order.product_ids		String	Comma separated list of product IDs in the order for easier filtering
order.categories		String	Comma separated list of categories in the order for easier filtering
order.brands		String	Comma separated list of brands in the order for easier filtering
order.total	yes	Double	Overall price
order.total_no_shipping	*	Double	Overall price without shipping fees
order.total_tax	yes	Double	Taxes applied
order.total_fees	yes	Double	Sum of fees, like shipping costs
order.total_refunds		Double	Sum of refunds
order.fees		JSON	Set of fees applied to the order, e.g. shipping fee. See table below for data definition.
order.refunds		JSON	Set of refunds applied to the order, e.g. some cashback. See table below for data definition.
order.currency	yes	String	Currency, e.g. €
payment.method.id		String	ID of the payment method
payment.method.name	*	String	Name of the payment method
payment.method.url		String	Some URL, e.g. for payment details
payment.method.image_url		String	URL of an image to display in the mailing
payment.method.data		String	E.g. the Klarna-Payment-ID
payment.due_date		Date	Date till the payment should be done
payment.status		String	Status, e.g. “open” or “paid”
discount.code		String	If there is a simple discount code, e.g. a voucher code
discount.total		String	The sum of discounts
discount.rules		JSON	Set of rules applied to the order, e.g. vouchers. See table below for data definition.
discount.rules_string		String	Rules as a CSV string. Can be used for filters
customer.salutation	*	String	Salutation
customer.fullname		String	Full name
customer.firstname		String	First name
customer.lastname		String	Last name
customer.id	*	String	Customer ID
billing.address.salutation		String	Salutation for BA
billing.address.firstname		String	First name for BA
billing.address.lastname		String	Last name for BA
billing.address.street		String	Street for BA
billing.address.zip		String	ZIP for BA
billing.address.city		String	City for BA
billing.address.region		String	Region for BA
billing.address.country		String	Country for BA
shipping.address.salutation		String	Salutation for SA
shipping.address.firstname		String	First name for SA
shipping.address.lastname		String	Last name for SA
shipping.address.street		String	Street for SA
shipping.address.zip		String	ZIP for SA
shipping.address.city		String	City for SA
shipping.address.region		String	Regionfor SA
shipping.address.country		String	Country for SA
shipping.service.id		String	ID of the shipping service, e.g. the code like “dhl”, “ups”, or an internal ID like “123”
shipping.service.name		String	Name of the shippings ervice, e.g. “UPS”
shipping.service.url		String	URL for more informations about shipping service
shipping.service.image_url		String	URL for an image to display in a mailing
shipping.service.tracking.code		String	A tracking code to display
shipping.service.tracking.url		String	A url to the tracking information
shipping.status		String	Status, like “shipped”
generic.string_1		String
generic.string_2		String
generic.string_3		String
generic.string_4		String
generic.string_5		String
generic.string_6		String
generic.string_7		String
generic.string_8		String
generic.string_9		String
generic.string_10		String
generic.double_1		Double
generic.double_2		Double
generic.double_3		Double
generic.double_4		Double
generic.double_5		Double
generic.integer_1		Integer
generic.integer_2		Integer
generic.integer_3		Integer
generic.integer_4		Integer
generic.integer_5		Integer
generic.boolean_1		Boolean
generic.boolean_2		Boolean
generic.boolean_3		Boolean
generic.boolean_4		Boolean
generic.boolean_5		Boolean
generic.date_1		Date
generic.date_2		Date
generic.date_3		Date
generic.timestamp_1		Timestamp
generic.timestamp_2		Timestamp
generic.timestamp_3		Timestamp
generic.json_1		JSON
generic.json_2		JSON
generic.json_3		JSON

Attributes: order.items

Attribute	Mandatory	Type	Description
sku	yes	String	Stock Keeping Unit
product id		String	Often there is a product ID that differs from SKU
is_gift		Boolean	Indicates if it is a gift
title	yes	String	Title of the product
description	*	String	Regular description
short_description		String	Short (teaser) description
review		String	A review comment
release_date		Date	Date of product release
url	yes	String	URL to the product in the shop
image_url	yes	String	URL of the image to display
status	*	String	Idicates, if the product available, delayed, shipped, sold out, etc.
quantity	yes	Integer	Quantity
single_price	yes	Double	Price of a single product
total	yes	Double	Total cost
categories	*	String	Categories as a CSV string
seller.id		String	ID of a third party seller, e.g. for marketplaces
seller.name		String	Name of the seller
seller.url		String	URL to the details of a seller
attributes		JSON	If there are attributes required that are missing or should be displayed, e.g. as a list
brand		String	Brand
color		String	Color
weight		String	Weight
width		String	Width
height		String	Height
estimated_delivery_date		Date	The estimated date
estimated_delivery_time		String	E.g. “3 Working Days”

Attributes: order.discount.rules

Attribute	Mandatory	Type	Description
id		String	Internal ID of the rule
name	yes	String	Readable name of the rule
description		String	Description
total	yes	Double	Number to display
type	*	String	Defines, if the discount is absolute or in percent

Attributes: order.fees

Attribute	Mandatory	Type	Description
id		String	Internal ID of the fee
name	yes	String	Readable name of the fee
description		String	Description
total	yes	Double	Number to display

Attributes: order.refunds

Attribute	Mandatory	Type	Description
id		String	Internal ID of the refund
name	yes	String	Readable name of the refund
description		String	Description
total	yes	Double	Number to display

Sourcecode for Order Confirmations (PHP)