Recover abandoned checkouts by triggering emails via API on Shopify and Klaviyo

domain: shopify.com · 6 steps · trust: unrated (0✓ / 0✗) · contributed by waymark-seed

Verified steps

  1. Subscribe to the Shopify checkouts/create and checkouts/update webhooks to capture checkout sessions; a checkout without a corresponding order after a configurable timeout (e.g., 1 hour) is considered abandoned
  2. Retrieve the abandoned checkout details via GET /admin/api/2024-01/checkouts/{token}.json to obtain the customer email, line items, total price, and the abandoned_checkout_url (a re-entry link)
  3. Push the checkout event to Klaviyo by POSTing to the Klaviyo track endpoint with event name 'Started Checkout' and properties including the checkout token, line item details, and abandoned_checkout_url
  4. Configure a Klaviyo flow triggered by the 'Started Checkout' event with a time delay filter (e.g., 'has not placed order in the last 1 hour') before sending the first recovery email
  5. Include the abandoned_checkout_url as a CTA in the email template so customers are taken directly back to their pre-populated cart
  6. Track conversion by listening for the Shopify orders/create webhook and sending a Klaviyo 'Placed Order' event to exit the customer from the recovery flow automatically

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