Discount Codes Bulk Create

🎟️ Generate many Shopify discount codes at once for manual distribution.

The Bulk Create Discount Codes feature generates a batch of generic Shopify discount codes that share the same rules. The codes are not tied to specific customers — you distribute them however you want (social media, print, influencers, partners, QR codes, etc.).

Bulk Create vs. Bulk Send: Bulk Create generates codes only — you handle delivery yourself. Bulk Send generates codes and sends a personalized email to each recipient. Use Bulk Create when you don't have a recipient list.

💡 Common Use Cases

• Social media giveaways — share codes on Instagram, TikTok, etc.

• Influencer partnerships — assign one code per influencer to track performance.

• Print and packaging — flyers, postcards, package inserts, business cards.

• In-store and event handouts — drive online traffic from physical touchpoints.

• QR codes — embed codes in QR-linked landing pages.

• Partner / affiliate programs — give partners codes to distribute downstream.

📝 Form Fields Explained

Top section

• Title (required): Internal name for the batch in Shopify Admin → Discounts. Be descriptive — you'll have many discount campaigns.

• Count (required): Number of codes to generate. Minimum 1.

Discount Value

• Discount Type: Fixed amount (e.g. $10 off, in your store currency) or Percentage (e.g. 20% off).

• Value: The discount amount or percentage.

• Usage Type: Restrict the discount to specific collections or specific products. If nothing is selected, the discount applies to all products and collections (a banner confirms this).

• Purchase Type: One-time purchase, Subscription, or Both.

• Once Per Order (Fixed amount only): If checked, the fixed discount is applied once per order. If unchecked, it is applied to each eligible item in the order.

Code

• Prefix (optional, up to 4 characters): A fixed prefix added to every generated code.

Eligibility

Choose who can use these codes:

• All customers

• Specific customer segments — select one or more Shopify customer segments.

• Specific customers — select individual customers using the customer picker.

Minimum purchase requirements

• No minimum requirements (default).

• Minimum purchase amount — customer must spend at least this amount (in store currency).

• Minimum quantity of items — customer must purchase at least this many items.

Usage limits

• Limit number of times each discount code can be used in total — when checked, set a per-code total usage limit.

• Limit to one use per customer — when checked, each customer can redeem the code only once.

Combines with

Controls Shopify's discount stacking rules:

• Product discounts

• Order discounts

• Shipping discounts

Each option independently determines whether this code can be combined with that discount type.

Active dates

Set when the codes are valid. Click From or To to open a modal where you choose timezone, date, and time. Both start and end are stored with timezone, so they behave correctly across markets.

📤 Internal Delivery Options

These options control how you (the merchant) receive the generated codes:

• Allow discount codes data download: Creates a download link in the Bulk Operations section. The link expires after 3 days and is accessible to anyone with access to the app.

• Send internal email with all generated discount codes: Sends the full list of codes to an email address you specify. You can enter multiple addresses separated by a comma.

You can enable either option, both, or neither. We recommend at least one — otherwise you have no easy way to retrieve the codes after the operation runs.

▶️ Running the Operation

Two buttons are available at the bottom of the form:

• Create now: Runs the operation immediately.

• Schedule: Runs the operation at a future date and time you select. The codes only become usable once their Active dates → From is reached, even if the operation runs earlier.

FAQ

Can I choose the exact code text? No — Shopify generates the code body automatically. You can add a fixed Prefix of up to 4 characters, but the rest of each code is random.

Can I edit codes after they are created? No, individual codes cannot be edited from the app. You can disable codes in Shopify Admin → Discounts and create a new batch with the corrected settings.

Can the operation create codes for a future launch? Yes — either schedule the operation for the future, or run it now and set Active dates → From to your launch date.

My download link expired — how do I get the codes? The download link is valid for 3 days. If it expired and you didn't enable the internal email option, the individual codes still exist in Shopify Admin → Discounts under your batch title. Contact us at [email protected] if you need help.

How do refunds affect usage limits? Shopify restores a code's usage count when an order using it is refunded, so the customer (or another customer) can use the code again within the configured limits.