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Set up free shipping on the cart reward bar

Unlock free or discounted shipping when the cart reaches an amount or an item count.

Updated November 4, 2026

Add a Free shipping tier to the Reward bar, set Min price and keep the discount at 100% off. Click Save. Shoppers who reach the amount get free shipping at checkout. You don't create a Shopify discount yourself.

Using ChatGPT, Claude or another AI assistant? On a Plus store with no carts yet, the first cart and its rewards go live at once. Confirm the amount first. See Build a cart drawer with an AI assistant.

Before you start

You need Section Store Plus. The Reward bar card must be on, and your cart must be live for shoppers to get the reward.

Set it up

In Shopify admin, open Apps → Section Store → Cart Drawer.
Click Edit on your cart.
Under Body, open the Reward bar card.
Under Tiers, open your Free shipping tier. If you have none, click Add tier and pick Free shipping.
Set Title. Shoppers see it on the bar and at checkout. Leave variables out of it, because checkout prints the title as you typed it.
Set Min price, in your store's currency. With Unlock by on Item quantity, the field reads Min quantity.
Keep Discount type on Percentage off and Discount value on 100.
Keep Apply to on All shipping methods.
Click Save.
Test it. Add products past the amount and go to checkout. The shipping price shows the discount.

Options

Part of the shipping cost: set a lower percentage, or use Fixed amount off.
Two steps: add a second tier, like 50% off at one amount and 100% off at a higher one. Only the highest unlocked tier applies.
Other countries: the threshold converts at Shopify's rate. Click Per market to set your own.
Only some shipping methods: see the article below.
Stop free shipping later: delete the tier and click Save. Turning off the Reward bar stops every reward, not only this one.

Discount value is a whole number. Percentages cap at 100.

Does it work with carrier-calculated rates?

Yes. With All shipping methods, every rate gets the discount.

Does it work without the drawer?

Yes. The discount runs at checkout and doesn't need the drawer. A shopper who reaches the amount gets free shipping, even with Buy it now or with the app embed off. Your store still needs Plus, and the cart must be Active with its Reward bar on. With Buy it now, only that purchase counts toward the amount.

If it doesn't work

Free shipping is missing at checkout: see the article below.
The bar says unlocked but the shopper paid shipping: check Apply to and Exclude shipping rates over amount on that tier.
The amount looks odd in another currency: the default converts without rounding. Set a per-market amount.

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