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How to change order ID length in Magento 2?

Megan Nguyen October 3, 2021

Normally, the default Magento 2 Order ID value is 9 digits long. However, we can completely customize the order ID length by adding code in the module. In this article, I will show you how to change the length of Order ID (Order Increment ID) in Magento 2.

Step by step

Step 1: Create a file named di.xml in the folder app\code\Vendor\Extension\etc.

Step 2: Add the following code below in di.xml file.

<config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:ObjectManager/etc/config.xsd">
    <type name="Magento\Framework\DB\Sequence\SequenceInterface">
        <arguments>
            <argument name="pattern" xsi:type="string">%s%'.04d%s</argument>
        </arguments>
    </type>
</config>

Note: You can replace the above number with any number you want

Step 3: Clear the cache in Magento 2.

Above is a guide to change order ID length in Magento 2