Expiring Discount Codes

Table of contents:

• What are expiring discount codes
• How it works
• How to set it up
• Countdown timer
• Limitations
  
  

What are expiring discount codes?

An expiring discount code is a unique, one-time code that stays valid for a set duration (minutes, hours, or days).

In Recart:

• The code is generated after a successful opt-in

• It is displayed on the popup success step

• The same code is passed into the linked Welcome Flow

• The code is also synced to Klaviyo and Postscript

Why this matters

• One code across popup + SMS - No mismatch between what shoppers see vs. what they receive later

• Urgency built-in with an optional countdown timer on the popup

• Less manual work - discounts are created and managed directly in Recart (and synced to Shopify)

 

How it works

1. Visitor opts in via your popup

2. Recart generates a unique (or expiring unique) code

3. Code is displayed on the popup success step (click-to-copy + auto-applied at checkout)

4. The same code is passed into your Welcome Flow so your first SMS can reference it

 

How to set it up

1.  Create an Expiring Unique Discount

• • Go to Discounts → Create New

  • Choose Unique

  • Choose Automated flows

  
  

• • Fill out relevant details for your discount code 

• • Set Expires after a certain time (minutes / hours / days)
    
    

• • Save / Activate
    
    

2.  Add the discount to your popup

• • Open your popup editor

  • Go to the Success step

  • Click Add discount code

  • Select your expiring unique discount

  
  

 

3.  Connect your popup to a Welcome Flow

• • Go to Opt-in Tools → Edit popup → Settings

  • Select your Welcome Flow and save

 

4.  Use the popup discount in the Welcome Flow

• • In the Welcome Flow message, insert the popup discount variable

• • Make sure the discount selected in the popup and the flow match

Styling the discount on the popup

You can customize how the discount code appears on the popup success step.

Available styling options:

• • Border style: Dashed / Dotted / Solid / None

  • Border radius

  • Heading-style text

 

These options affect visual presentation only and do not change how the discount works at checkout.

Countdown timer

When using an expiring unique discount:

• The countdown timer appears automatically

• It can be shown or hidden in the popup editor

• It is removed only if the discount code is replaced or removed

• Countdown timers are not available for non-expiring discounts

Important limitations

• Expiring unique discounts require a popup

• Only one expiring discount per Welcome Flow

• Popup and welcome flow should use the same code - a mismatch triggers a warning

• Not available for 2-step (SMS Reply) popups

• Shopify segments are not supported for this feature (if segmentation is modified in Shopify, the expiring code cannot be created)

 

Warning messages you may see

Warning	What it means
Discount Mismatch	The discount selected in the popup does not match the discount used in the connected Welcome Flow.
Active Discount Locked	The discount cannot be deleted because it is currently used in an active popup or Welcome Flow.
One Expiring Discount Per Flow	Only one popup discount can be attached to a single Welcome Flow. Additional popup discounts are hidden.

 

For more information, go to our Discount Codes in Recart Help Article. If you have any questions, you can also reach us at support@recart.com.