Free shipping discount
How to use free shipping discounts?
Voucherify supports free shipping discounts which are a specific use case of a unit discount. Learn how to specify the shipping charge and use it in your promotional campaigns.
Define Shipping Charge
Initially, the price of the shipping is set to 0.
To add a new shipping charge, open the product details, and choose edit (the pencil icon). Then, set up a new price and confirm with Save.
If you want to set up a shipping charge via API, you need to Update the Product. To do that, copy the shipping ID from the dashboard and specify the new product (shipping) price in the request (remember to multiply the value by 100):
{
"price": 1900
}
//https://api.voucherify.io/v1/products/prod_5h1pp1ng
{
"id": "prod_5h1pp1ng",
"source_id": "5h1pp1ng",
"object": "product",
"name": "Shipping",
"attributes": [],
"metadata": {},
"created_at": "2020-06-07T17:32:55Z",
"updated_at": "2020-09-02T14:51:12Z",
"skus": {
"object": "list",
"total": 0,
"data": []
},
"price": 1900,
"image_url": null
}
Now, you can create a promotion and use free shipping as a discount type.
Create a free shipping discount
We're going to create a unique codes campaign and a cart-level promotion, both with the same free shipping discount.
Free shipping discount created in UI
Prerequisite
If you're not familiar with Vocherify Campaign Manager, please follow this short guide to learn the basics.
Open the Campaign Manager with the Plus button.
In the next step, you need to choose between discount coupons (codes with free shipping) or a promotion (free shipping applied automatically).
Discount Codes
- Add campaign details:
- Choose between bulk unique codes (campaign) or a single standalone code.
- Add the campaign name.
- Define code redemption limit and code count.
-
Go to the next step and add time limits (optional).
-
Define a discount type. To offer shipping for free, choose Free Shipping.
You can attach additional limits and rules to free shipping discounts by adding validation rules.
-
Go to the next step and add metadata attributes (optional).
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The last section shows the summary of the created campaign. If everything is fine, click Save.
Cart-Level Promotion
For cart-level promotions, the free shipping discount is defined in the second section of the Campaign Manager, as a part of the level settings.
If you want to offer only free shipping in this promotion, you need only one promotion level.
Free Shipping Discount Created with API
You can achieve the same effect with API and create a unique code campaign and a cart-level promotion, both with the same free shipping discount.
{
"name": "Free Shipping Campaign",
"start_date": "2019-10-26T00:00:00Z",
"expiration_date": "2020-12-26T00:00:00Z",
"vouchers_count": 10,
"voucher": {
"type": "DISCOUNT_VOUCHER",
"discount": {
"type": "UNIT",
"unit_off": 1.0,
"unit_type": "prod_5h1pp1ng"
},
"redemption": {
"quantity": 1
},
"code_config": {
"pattern": "free-shipping-#######"
}
}
}
//https://api.voucherify.io/v1/campaigns
{
"id": "camp_BgsCWzUJ4rpXoDhI0IDyHkdY",
"name": "Free Shipping Campaign",
"campaign_type": "DISCOUNT_COUPONS",
"type": "STATIC",
"description": null,
"start_date": "2019-10-26T00:00:00Z",
"expiration_date": "2020-12-26T00:00:00Z",
"activity_duration_after_publishing": null,
"validity_timeframe": null,
"validity_day_of_week": null,
"metadata": {},
"vouchers_count": 10,
"vouchers_generation_status": "IN_PROGRESS",
"active": true,
"voucher": {
"code_config": {
"charset": "0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ",
"pattern": "free-shipping-#######"
},
"type": "DISCOUNT_VOUCHER",
"is_referral_code": false,
"discount": {
"type": "UNIT",
"unit_off": 1.0,
"unit_type": "prod_5h1pp1ng"
},
"loyalty_card": null,
"start_date": "2019-10-26T00:00:00Z",
"expiration_date": "2020-12-26T00:00:00Z",
"redemption": {
"quantity": 1
}
},
"validation_rules_assignments": {
"data": null,
"object": "list",
"total": 0,
"data_ref": "data"
},
"promotion": {
"object": "list",
"data_ref": "tiers",
"tiers": null,
"has_more": false
},
"referral_program": null,
"auto_join": false,
"join_once": false,
"use_voucher_metadata_schema": true,
"object": "campaign"
}
{
"name": "Auto-applied Free Shipping",
"campaign_type": "PROMOTION",
"start_date": "2019-11-24T00:00:00Z",
"expiration_date": "2020-11-27T23:59:59Z",
"promotion": {
"tiers":[{
"name": "Free Shipping",
"banner": "Make an order and we will deliver it for free!",
"action": {
"discount": {
"type": "UNIT",
"unit_off": 1.0,
"unit_type": "prod_5h1pp1ng"
}
}
}]
}
}
{
"id": "camp_sEXq2c0qPpyxK7jfWNUQfW0X",
"name": "Auto-applied Free Shipping",
"campaign_type": "PROMOTION",
"type": "STATIC",
"description": null,
"start_date": "2019-11-24T00:00:00Z",
"expiration_date": "2020-11-27T23:59:59Z",
"activity_duration_after_publishing": null,
"validity_timeframe": null,
"validity_day_of_week": null,
"metadata": {},
"vouchers_generation_status": "DONE",
"active": true,
"validation_rules_assignments": {
"data": null,
"object": "list",
"total": 0,
"data_ref": "data"
},
"promotion": {
"object": "list",
"data_ref": "tiers",
"tiers": [
{
"id": "promo_x8IedUdUvKHZcGqSQJcyDaKF",
"object": "promotion_tier",
"name": "Free Shipping",
"banner": "Make an order and we will deliver it for free!",
"campaign": {
"id": "camp_sEXq2c0qPpyxK7jfWNUQfW0X",
"object": "campaign",
"start_date": "2019-11-24T00:00:00Z",
"expiration_date": "2020-11-27T23:59:59Z",
"active": true
},
"action": {
"discount": {
"type": "UNIT",
"unit_off": 1.0,
"unit_type": "prod_5h1pp1ng"
}
},
"metadata": {},
"hierarchy": 1,
"validation_rule_assignments": {
"data": [],
"object": "list",
"total": 0,
"data_ref": "data"
}
}
],
"has_more": false
},
"referral_program": null,
"auto_join": false,
"join_once": false,
"use_voucher_metadata_schema": false,
"object": "campaign"
}
Validation of a Free Shipping Code
Before redeeming the code, you can use the Validate Voucher method to check if the redemption is possible with the sample order.
{
"customer": {
"source_id": "track_+alMo309",
"name": "Alice Morgan",
"email": "[email protected]",
"metadata": {
"locale": "en-GB"
}
},
"order": {
"amount": 44800,
"items": [
{
"price": 4900,
"amount": 4900,
"object": "order_item",
"sku_id": "sku_07f2b3750042b505a9",
"quantity": 1,
"product_id": "prod_xoOl0M0AGbmkLp"
},
{
"price": 39900,
"amount": 39900,
"object": "order_item",
"quantity": 1,
"product_id": "prod_MU4E7fzZlrEUw5"
}
]
}
}
{
"code": "free-shipping-FBayYfY",
"discount": {
"type": "UNIT",
"unit_off": 1.0,
"unit_type": "prod_5h1pp1ng"
},
"tracking_id": "track_+alMo309",
"metadata": {},
"order": {
"items": [
{
"object": "order_item",
"product_id": "prod_xoOl0M0AGbmkLp",
"sku_id": "sku_07f2b3750042b505a9",
"quantity": 1,
"amount": 4900,
"price": 4900
},
{
"object": "order_item",
"product_id": "prod_MU4E7fzZlrEUw5",
"quantity": 1,
"amount": 39900,
"price": 39900
},
{
"object": "order_item",
"product_id": "prod_5h1pp1ng",
"quantity": 1,
"amount": 1900,
"discount_amount": 1900,
"price": 1900
}
],
"amount": 44800,
"object": "order"
},
"valid": true,
"start_date": "2019-10-26T00:00:00Z",
"expiration_date": "2020-12-26T00:00:00Z"
}
Free shipping code redemption
In the response body, you can see that the shipping was added to the order items list but the total amount didn't change.
{
"customer": {
"source_id": "track_+alMo309",
"name": "Alice Morgan",
"email": "[email protected]",
"metadata": {
"locale": "en-GB"
}
},
"order": {
"amount": 44800,
"items": [
{
"price": 4900,
"amount": 4900,
"object": "order_item",
"sku_id": "sku_07f2b3750042b505a9",
"quantity": 1,
"product_id": "prod_xoOl0M0AGbmkLp"
},
{
"price": 39900,
"amount": 39900,
"object": "order_item",
"quantity": 1,
"product_id": "prod_MU4E7fzZlrEUw5"
}
]
}
}
{
"id": "r_Ej3yeDId2rExhDaMOM862IEZ",
"object": "redemption",
"date": "2020-09-02T15:59:52Z",
"customer_id": "cust_6zTbh655r4ho1E3Lj0TeD5hS",
"order": {
"status": "PROCESSING",
"items": [
{
"object": "order_item",
"product_id": "prod_xoOl0M0AGbmkLp",
"sku_id": "sku_07f2b3750042b505a9",
"quantity": 1,
"amount": 4900,
"price": 4900
},
{
"object": "order_item",
"product_id": "prod_MU4E7fzZlrEUw5",
"quantity": 1,
"amount": 39900,
"price": 39900
},
{
"object": "order_item",
"product_id": "prod_5h1pp1ng",
"quantity": 1,
"amount": 1900,
"discount_amount": 1900,
"price": 1900
}
],
"customer": {
"id": "cust_6zTbh655r4ho1E3Lj0TeD5hS",
"summary": {
"redemptions": {
"total_redeemed": 0,
"total_failed": 0,
"total_succeeded": 0,
"total_rolled_back": 0,
"total_rollback_failed": 0,
"total_rollback_succeeded": 0,
"gift": {
"redeemed_amount": 0,
"amount_to_go": 0
},
"loyalty_card": {
"redeemed_points": 0,
"points_to_go": 0
}
},
"orders": {
"total_amount": 0,
"total_count": 0,
"average_amount": 0,
"last_order_amount": 0,
"last_order_date": null
}
},
"loyalty": {
"points": 0,
"referred_customers": 0,
"campaigns": {}
},
"object": "customer",
"referrals": {
"campaigns": [],
"total": 0
}
},
"amount": 44800,
"object": "order",
"id": "ord_O72ip4Vl8WPr20lphNjlhTVi",
"created_at": "2020-09-02T15:59:52Z"
},
"customer": {
"id": "cust_6zTbh655r4ho1E3Lj0TeD5hS",
"source_id": "track_+alMo309",
"name": "Alice Morgan",
"email": "[email protected]",
"metadata": {
"locale": "en-GB"
},
"object": "customer"
},
"result": "SUCCESS",
"tracking_id": "track_+alMo309",
"voucher": {
"id": "v_q5x4e9zFuoRlHkJRO6B5I00YmB5RZUmB",
"code": "free-shipping-vsc9r3r",
"campaign": "Free Shipping Campaign",
"campaign_id": "camp_BgsCWzUJ4rpXoDhI0IDyHkdY",
"category": null,
"type": "DISCOUNT_VOUCHER",
"discount": {
"type": "UNIT",
"unit_off": 1.0,
"unit_type": "prod_5h1pp1ng"
},
"gift": null,
"loyalty_card": null,
"start_date": "2019-10-26T00:00:00Z",
"expiration_date": "2020-12-26T00:00:00Z",
"validity_timeframe": null,
"validity_day_of_week": null,
"publish": {
"object": "list",
"count": 0,
"url": "/v1/vouchers/free-shipping-vsc9r3r/publications?page=1&limit=10"
},
"redemption": {
"object": "list",
"quantity": 1,
"redeemed_quantity": 1,
"url": "/v1/vouchers/free-shipping-vsc9r3r/redemptions?page=1&limit=10"
},
"active": true,
"additional_info": null,
"metadata": {},
"assets": {
"qr": {
"id": "U2FsdGVkX19MVu5gUhxybE4ydszHXEwjMDooQ1h5Kv90RYsrYB1xZNJlFGgs5bfc2fij2IDNMCV55smZMVVwF0/yQ3DrhFgexbztI3FzsT1PgKu3LB6yQktUrwOJxbA7J9ebuvJQEGYDNBe/VGL5Mm42dH0uIJi1PzJ6zzF3pfw=",
"url": "{{voucherify.resource.url}}"
},
"barcode": {
"id": "U2FsdGVkX189dQyWzAqrqV04z7UqmAq96q63i6RAdsOdbJpXYSR5WJKKE9eChRozUQ+VxqPE/GUpEx89H25JuFbJhR9fg3zqH010e7e69GCOVAKPPB+TUXcHBQo9ZrtqLmXBry6MpaN907yzZiL6AqUnRO9YlUfoXT24HccGEMc=",
"url": "{{voucherify.resource.url}}"
}
},
"is_referral_code": false,
"updated_at": "2020-09-02T15:59:52Z",
"object": "voucher",
"validation_rules_assignments": {
"data": [],
"object": "list",
"total": 0,
"data_ref": "data"
}
}
}
The discount amount is equal to the previously added shipping fee.
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