We migrated from X-Cart and had a custom feature that allowed us to check box on an item/variant that started a “auto sale” that would lower the price by a predetermined percentage every 7 days (or however many we wanted). This was for discontinued items that we can no longer get. We normally started at 5% and stopped at 70% off retail until we turn it off or the item sells out. The “timer” was product specific so if we clicked it on 1 item every day of the week they all had a different start date.
Looking through the Flow I don’t see this being available to setup however I’m not that familiar with it yet. I’m guessing that it would have to be a custom app to accomplish what we want.
To replicate your “auto sale” feature in Shopify, you’re correct that it would require a custom solution, as Shopify’s built-in Flow doesn’t have a native option for dynamic pricing based on a timer. However, you can achieve this with a custom app or by using a combination of Shopify’s Shopify Scripts (if you’re on Shopify Plus) or API to adjust product prices periodically.
Create a custom app using Shopify’s API that adjusts product pricing based on your defined schedule (e.g., reduce price by 5% every 7 days).
Use the Admin API to track the start date for each product/variant and implement a timer logic to apply the discount.
You can then use Shopify Flow to trigger notifications or workflow actions based on certain conditions (e.g., stock running low).
If you’re not familiar with app development, consider reaching out to a Shopify expert or developer to help build this custom solution.
