Discount coupons

Discount coupons allow you to set up non-automated discounts – they must be manually activated by customers at the checkout. Coupons are useful when you need personalized discounts unavailable to the general store audience.

Add a new discount coupon to the store

The first step here is to create a discount coupon for your store. However, a discount coupon won't work by itself.

When you have the coupon, you'll need to place its code somewhere on the storefront or reach out to customers in newsletters/emails.

If you don't yet have an app for Ecwid API access, start with the following instructions.

Make sure your app has the create_discount_coupons access scope required to create new coupons.

Example request for creating a new discount coupon:

POST /api/v3/STOREID/discount_coupons HTTP/1.1
Host: app.ecwid.com
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer secret_token

{
    "name": "First order 10% OFF",
    "code": "FIRST",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "discountType": "PERCENT",
    "discount": 10,
    "usesLimit": "ONCEPERCUSTOMER",
    "applicationLimit": "NEW_CUSTOMER_ONLY"
}

Change STOREID with your store ID and secret_token with the secret access token of your app to add a new active discount coupon to your store.

The example request allows new customers to receive a 10% discount on their first order.

Customize discount coupons

You can limit discount coupons in products/categories they apply to, set up use limits and more:

Timed discount coupons

Set up start and end dates for discounts

Coupons for specific products

Limit discounts by products and categories

Limited coupon uses

Limit the number of discount coupon uses