Auto apply discount code at checkout doesn't work anymore

[xavier-redcod]

We have a discount management app applying automatic discounts using discount codes at checkout.

It seems that, for some reason, we're now unable to apply discount code at checkout using the "discount" query param in URL :

https://store.myshopify.com/checkout?discount=DISCOUNT_CODE

Is it a bug ? Did Shopify just removed this feature ?

[tobebuilds]

It might be a bug. There have been a couple of threads opened lately related to this issue:

https://community.shopify.com/c/shopify-discussions/again-valid-discount-code-passed-as-a-query-para...

https://community.shopify.com/c/online-store-and-theme/automatic-discount-application-for-direct-che...

And probably a few more if you search for "discount," sort by date, and go back through posts over the past 2 weeks or so.

Not sure what the cause is, but I'm pretty sure you're not the only one.

[Starshards · Accepted solution]

Yes, Shopify removed this feature for privacy reasons. Instead, you can use a workaround:

https://store.myshopify.com/discount/DISCOUNT_CODE?redirect=/checkout 

Here is my code for it:

var baseUrl = window.location.protocol + "//" + window.location.hostname;
checkout.attr('href', `${baseUrl}/discount/${discountCode}?redirect=/checkout`);