Checkout Extensibility Upgrade AMA: Pickup Points and Local Pickup with Ask Phill

[Jacqui]

Ask Phill is a Shopify Plus agency located in Amsterdam. They’ve completed over 30 upgrades to Checkout Extensibility for their clients. A common requirement is implementing different options for delivery methods in checkout, such as pick-up points and local pickup (sometimes referred to as pickup in store, or click and collect).

At Summer Edition, Shopify introduced a couple of new features to enable more delivery options in Checkout Extensibility, such as

• 3P Pickup Points API, now available in early access, which enables you to generate custom pickup points as a delivery option for buyers during checkout
• Store transfers, also in early access, allows you to offer customers a wider selection of products for local pickup by transferring items from other stores or fulfillment centers to their preferred pickup location. Commonly known as Ship to Store fulfillment. 

If you have any questions related to these topics, the team at Ask Phill is ready to help in the AMA thread below.

Interested in working with Ask Phill? Email joram@askphill.com 

This AMA will be open from July 22nd - 26th. We’ll aim to answer questions within a 24-hour window, though we can’t guarantee that every question will be answered. 

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[eefrati]

How would you recommend setting up a network of 200+ dealers as pickup locations?

[Tico]

Hey @eefrati , thanks for your question!

This is a perfect use case for the Pickup Point Delivery Option Generator API. By integrating this API, you can easily create custom pickup points and list all 200+ dealer locations for your customers to choose from at checkout.

You can utilise a Shopify function to display these dealer pickup points during checkout, making it convenient for your customers. As this feature is still in early access, make sure you have the necessary permissions from Shopify. You can request access by emailing pickup-point-generator-early-access@shopify.com. Additionally, you can test the API on Partner development stores without needing to request access.

If you need any help with the technical setup or have other questions, feel free to ask here or contact us directly.

[Jacqui · Accepted solution]

AMA CLOSED

Thank you to all who participated in this AMA for Checkout Extensibility! No new questions will be accepted moving forward. 

If you were unable to post your question to the Ask Phill team, then you're welcome to post on our Shopify Plus board or our one of our other discussion boards.

Make sure you check out our Checkout Extensibility Upgrade board which has many FAQs and docs to help your business with the August 13th upgrade deadline.