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Discounts in Invoices and Subscriptions

As a merchant, you can apply discounts to your invoices in the Billing section of Commerce. Discounts can be applied as a percentage of the total or a fixed amount, and they can be applied to one-time invoices or recurring subscriptions.

One-time discount​

To add a one-time discount to an invoice:

  1. Go to the Billing section in Commerce

  2. Select Invoices

  3. Click on the invoice you want to modify

  4. Click the Discount button in the upper right corner

  5. In the setup page, choose:

    • Name: A label for the discount (required); this is shown on the invoice
    • Type: Percentage or Fixed Amount
    • Value: The percentage or dollar amount
Discount setup page
  1. Click Apply

The discount will be applied to the invoice total.

Discount applied to invoice

Subscription discount​

For recurring subscriptions, you can apply discounts that will be applied to all future invoices generated from that subscription.

  1. Go to the Billing section in Commerce
  2. Select Subscriptions
  3. Click on the subscription you want to modify
  4. Click the Discount button
Subscription discount button
  1. In the setup page, choose:
    • Name: A label for the discount (required); this is shown on the invoice
    • Type: Percentage or Fixed Amount
    • Value: The percentage or dollar amount
    • Duration:
      • Forever: Applied to all future invoices
      • For a limited time: Select the number of billing cycles to apply the discount
      • Once: Applied only to the next invoice
      • Custom: Select a specific start date and end date for the discount
Subscription discount settings
  1. Click Apply

Editing or canceling a discount​

To modify or remove an existing discount:

  1. Go to the invoice or subscription with the discount
  2. Click the ⋮ menu next to the discount and select Edit discount or Cancel discount
Edit or cancel discount
  1. If editing, adjust the values and save your changes

Notes on discounts​

  • Discounts are applied after taxes
  • You can have only one discount per invoice or subscription at a time
  • Discounts do not apply to past invoices, only current or future ones
  • For subscriptions, you can see which future invoices will have discounts applied in the subscription details page