Selling Subscriptions on the Post Purchase page: limitations

Overview

Offering subscriptions as post-purchase upsells can enhance customer retention and generate recurring revenue. However, Shopify imposes specific limitations on post-purchase subscription offers to ensure a seamless and secure shopping experience.

Key Limitations

Existing Subscription Orders
Post-purchase subscription offers cannot be added to orders that already contain subscription products. If a customer's initial purchase includes a subscription, only one-time products can be offered post-purchase.

Modification Restrictions
It's not possible to modify or add a subscription to an order with an existing subscription through post-purchase offers. Additionally, converting a one-time purchase into a subscription order post-purchase is not permitted.

Payment Method Constraints
Certain payment methods, such as installment services or digital wallets (e.g., Klarna, Affirm, Apple Pay, Amazon Pay, Google Pay), do not support post-purchase offers, including subscriptions.

Order Characteristics
Orders without a shipping address or those designated for local delivery are ineligible for post-purchase subscription offers. This includes digital products or local pickup orders.

More on post purchase limitations can be found in Shopify's Documentation.


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Updated on: 08/03/2025