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# Subscription discount codes

Discount codes created in Shopify work with Smartrr subscriptions, so there’s no duplicative work on your end.

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Shopify does not reflect discounts in their "Recurring subtotal" line on the checkout page:

![The "Recurring subtotal" information is shown below the "Total" on the checkout page. This is controlled by Shopify's theme content.](https://3658670565-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FndNAuxS4koYyI8AQTpS9%2Fuploads%2FFTVciFEFxfjIqYQJBeLB%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=5886c5fa-7b8b-4f0a-9901-385e45e3ef27)
{% endhint %}

Smartrr uses native Shopify discounts, meaning you can create discount codes as you normally would within your Shopify admin. This also means you won’t find any place to create discount codes within the Smartrr app. You can however set automatic discounts (no code required) on recurring subscriptions orders in [Subscription Programs.](/docs/support/subscription-setup/subscription-programs.md)

To create a discount code in Shopify, navigate to Discounts in Shopify’s left-hand menu and follow their instructions for [creating discount codes.](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/discounts/create-discount-codes) 

<figure><img src="https://3658670565-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FndNAuxS4koYyI8AQTpS9%2Fuploads%2Ff8lynVHDwNVINL4elFJn%2Fshopify-discount.png?alt=media&amp;token=6fb59b0a-f3d3-421f-952c-038229b02fde" alt="Screenshot of the discount page in Shopify and a list of created discounts."><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Within Shopify, you can specify if you want the discount code to be applied to one-time purchases, subscription purchases, or both. You can also specify if you would like the code to apply to all subscription products, subscription products in a specific collection, or only to specific subscription products.

<figure><img src="https://3658670565-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FndNAuxS4koYyI8AQTpS9%2Fuploads%2F0UYL8Khszyn7PFEuydqK%2Fdiscount-specification.png?alt=media&amp;token=7491b017-ef36-419e-aaa6-9b7914fc343d" alt="To use Shopify discount codes on subscriptions, you would need to set the purchase type in the discount to either &#x22;Both&#x22; or &#x22;Subscriptions&#x22;."><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

You are also able to restrict usage of discount codes on subscriptions to be for the first payment only, for X number of payments, or to all recurring subscription payments.

<figure><img src="https://3658670565-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FndNAuxS4koYyI8AQTpS9%2Fuploads%2FOocMncxrZ7GaN2mM2AWv%2Fdiscount-limit.png?alt=media&amp;token=9ec69e72-26d8-4b52-92fd-e43e6919dbe5" alt="Remember to set the discount&#x27;s limitations. You have the ability to limit the discount to one use per user, and to limit it to the 1st payment or applied to all recurring payments."><figcaption></figcaption></figure>


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