# Add discounts Reduce the amount charged to a customer by discounting their subtotal with coupons and promotion codes. # Hosted page > This is a Hosted page for when payment-ui is stripe-hosted. View the full page at https://docs.stripe.com/payments/checkout/discounts?payment-ui=stripe-hosted. You can use discounts to reduce the amount charged to a customer. Coupons and promotion codes allow you to: - Apply a discount to an entire purchase subtotal - Apply a discount to specific products - Reduce the total charged by a percentage or a flat amount - Create customer-facing promotion codes on top of coupons to share directly with customers > To use coupons for discounting *subscriptions* (A Subscription represents the product details associated with the plan that your customer subscribes to. Allows you to charge the customer on a recurring basis) with Checkout and Billing, see [Discounts for subscriptions](https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/coupons.md). ## Create a coupon Coupons specify a fixed value discount. You can create customer-facing promotion codes that map to a single underlying coupon. This means that the codes `FALLPROMO` and `SPRINGPROMO` can both point to one 25% off coupon. You can create coupons in the [Dashboard](https://dashboard.stripe.com/coupons) or with the [API](https://docs.stripe.com/api.md#coupons): ```curl curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/coupons \ -u "<>:" \ -d percent_off=20 \ -d duration=once ``` ## Use a coupon To create a session with an applied discount, pass the [coupon ID](https://docs.stripe.com/api/coupons/object.md#coupon_object-id) in the `coupon` parameter of the [discounts](https://docs.stripe.com/api/checkout/sessions/create.md#create_checkout_session-discounts) array. Checkout Sessions currently support up to one coupon or promotion code. ```curl curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/checkout/sessions \ -u "<>:" \ -d "line_items[0][price]={{PRICE_ID}}" \ -d "line_items[0][quantity]=1" \ -d "discounts[0][coupon]={{COUPON_ID}}" \ -d mode=payment \ --data-urlencode "success_url=https://example.com/success" ``` ## Configure a coupon Coupons have the following parameters that you can use: - `currency` - `percent_off` or `amount_off` - `max_redemptions` - `redeem_by`, the latest date customers can apply the coupon - `applies_to`, limits the products that the coupon applies to > The coupon object adds discounts to both one-time payments and subscriptions. Some coupon object parameters, like `duration`, only apply to [subscriptions](https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/coupons.md). ### Limit redemption usage The `max_redemptions` and `redeem_by` values apply to the coupon across every application. For example, you can restrict a coupon to the first 50 usages of it, or you can make a coupon expire by a certain date. ### Limit eligible products You can limit the products that are eligible for discounts using a coupon by adding the product IDs to the `applies_to` hash in the Coupon object. Any promotion codes that map to this coupon only apply to the list of eligible products. ### Delete a coupon You can delete coupons in the Dashboard or the API. Deleting a coupon prevents it from being applied to future transactions or customers. ## Create a promotion code Promotion codes are customer-facing codes created on top of coupons. You can also specify additional restrictions that control when a customer can apply the promotion. You can share these codes with customers who can enter them during checkout to apply a discount. To create a [promotion code](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes.md), specify an existing `coupon` and any restrictions (for example, limiting it to a specific [customer](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/object.md#promotion_code_object-customer) or [customer_account](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/object.md#promotion_code_object-customer_account)). If you have a specific code to give to your customer (for example, `FALL25OFF`), set the `code`. If you leave this field blank, we’ll generate a random `code` for you. The `code` is case-insensitive and unique across active promotion codes for any customer. For example: - You can create multiple customer-restricted promotion codes with the same `code`, but you can’t reuse that `code` for a promotion code redeemable by any customer. - If you create a promotion code that is redeemable by any customer, you can’t create another active promotion code with the same `code`. - You can create a promotion code with `code: NEWUSER`, inactivate it by passing `active: false`, and then create a new promotion code with `code: NEWUSER`. Promotion codes can be created in the coupons section of the [Dashboard](https://dashboard.stripe.com/coupons/create) or with the [API](https://docs.stripe.com/api.md#promotion_codes): ```curl curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/promotion_codes \ -u "<>:" \ -d coupon={{COUPON_ID}} \ -d code=VIPCODE ``` ## Use a promotion code Enable customer-redeemable promotion codes using the [allow_promotion_codes](https://docs.stripe.com/api/checkout/sessions/object.md#checkout_session_object-allow_promotion_codes) parameter in a Checkout Session. This enables a field in Checkout to allow customers to input promotion codes. ```curl curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/checkout/sessions \ -u "<>:" \ -d "line_items[0][price_data][unit_amount]=2000" \ -d "line_items[0][price_data][product_data][name]=T-shirt" \ -d "line_items[0][price_data][currency]=usd" \ -d "line_items[0][quantity]=1" \ -d mode=payment \ -d allow_promotion_codes=true \ --data-urlencode "success_url=https://example.com/success" ``` ## Configure a promotion code For each promotion code, you can customize eligible customers, redemptions, and other limits. ### Limit by customer To limit a promotion to a particular customer, specify a [customer](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/create.md#create_promotion_code-customer) or [customer_account](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/create.md#create_promotion_code-customer_account) when creating the promotion code. If no customer is specified, any customer can redeem the code. ### Limit by first-time order You can also limit the promotion code to first-time customers with [restrictions.first_time_transaction](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/create.md#create_promotion_code-restrictions-first_time_transaction). If a `customer` or `customer_account` isn’t defined, or if a defined `customer` or `customer_account` has no prior payments or non-void *invoices* (Invoices are statements of amounts owed by a customer. They track the status of payments from draft through paid or otherwise finalized. Subscriptions automatically generate invoices, or you can manually create a one-off invoice), it’s considered a first-time transaction. > Sessions that don’t create a customer create a [guest customer](https://docs.stripe.com/payments/checkout/guest-customers.md) in the Dashboard instead. Promotion codes limited to first-time customers are still accepted for these Sessions. ### Set a minimum amount With promotion codes, you can set a minimum transaction amount for eligible discount by configuring [minimum_amount](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/create.md#create_promotion_code-restrictions-minimum_amount) and [minimum_amount_currency](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/create.md#create_promotion_code-restrictions-minimum_amount_currency). Since promotion code restrictions are checked at redemption time, the minimum transaction amount only applies to the initial payment for a subscription. ### Customize expirations You can set an expiration date on the promotion code using [expires_at](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/create.md#create_promotion_code-expires_at). If the underlying coupon already has `redeem_by` set, then the expiration date for the promotion code can’t be later than that of the coupon. If `promotion_code[expires_at]` isn’t specified, the coupon’s `redeem_by` automatically populates `expires_at`. For example, you might have plans to support a coupon for a year, but you only want it to be redeemable for one week after a customer receives it. You can set `coupon[redeem_by]` to one year from now, and set each `promotion_code[expires_at]` to one week after it’s created. ### Limit redemptions You can limit the number of redemptions by using [max_redemptions](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/create.md#create_promotion_code-max_redemptions), which works similarly to the coupon parameter. If the underlying coupon already has `max_redemptions` set, then the `max_redemptions` for the promotion code can’t be greater than that of the coupon. For example, you might want a seasonal sale coupon to be redeemable by the first 50 customers, but the winter promotion can only use 20 of those redemptions. In this scenario, you can set `coupon[max_redemptions]: 50` and `promotion_code[max_redemptions]: 20`. ### Inactive promotions You can set whether a promotion code is currently redeemable by using the [active](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/create.md#create_promotion_code-active) parameter. However, if the underlying coupon for a promotion code becomes invalid, all of its promotion codes become permanently inactive. Similarly, if a promotion code reaches its `max_redemptions` or `expires_at`, it becomes permanently inactive. You can’t reactivate these promotion codes. ### Delete promotions You can delete promotions in the Dashboard or the API. Deleting a promotion prevents it from being applied to future transactions or customers. # Embedded page > This is a Embedded page for when payment-ui is embedded-form. View the full page at https://docs.stripe.com/payments/checkout/discounts?payment-ui=embedded-form. You can use discounts to reduce the amount charged to a customer. Coupons and promotion codes allow you to: - Apply a discount to an entire purchase subtotal - Apply a discount to specific products - Reduce the total charged by a percentage or a flat amount - Create customer-facing promotion codes on top of coupons to share directly with customers > To use coupons for discounting *subscriptions* (A Subscription represents the product details associated with the plan that your customer subscribes to. Allows you to charge the customer on a recurring basis) with Checkout and Billing, see [Discounts for subscriptions](https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/coupons.md). ## Create a coupon Coupons specify a fixed value discount. You can create customer-facing promotion codes that map to a single underlying coupon. This means that the codes `FALLPROMO` and `SPRINGPROMO` can both point to one 25% off coupon. You can create coupons in the [Dashboard](https://dashboard.stripe.com/coupons) or with the [API](https://docs.stripe.com/api.md#coupons): ```curl curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/coupons \ -u "<>:" \ -d percent_off=20 \ -d duration=once ``` ## Use a coupon To create a session with an applied discount, pass the [coupon ID](https://docs.stripe.com/api/coupons/object.md#coupon_object-id) in the `coupon` parameter of the [discounts](https://docs.stripe.com/api/checkout/sessions/create.md#create_checkout_session-discounts) array. Checkout Sessions currently support up to one coupon or promotion code. ```curl curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/checkout/sessions \ -u "<>:" \ -d "line_items[0][price]={{PRICE_ID}}" \ -d "line_items[0][quantity]=1" \ -d "discounts[0][coupon]={{COUPON_ID}}" \ -d mode=payment \ -d ui_mode=embedded_page \ --data-urlencode "return_url=https://example.com/checkout/return?session_id={CHECKOUT_SESSION_ID}" ``` ## Configure a coupon Coupons have the following parameters that you can use: - `currency` - `percent_off` or `amount_off` - `max_redemptions` - `redeem_by`, the latest date customers can apply the coupon - `applies_to`, limits the products that the coupon applies to > The coupon object adds discounts to both one-time payments and subscriptions. Some coupon object parameters, like `duration`, only apply to [subscriptions](https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/coupons.md). ### Limit redemption usage The `max_redemptions` and `redeem_by` values apply to the coupon across every application. For example, you can restrict a coupon to the first 50 usages of it, or you can make a coupon expire by a certain date. ### Limit eligible products You can limit the products that are eligible for discounts using a coupon by adding the product IDs to the `applies_to` hash in the Coupon object. Any promotion codes that map to this coupon only apply to the list of eligible products. ### Delete a coupon You can delete coupons in the Dashboard or the API. Deleting a coupon prevents it from being applied to future transactions or customers. ## Create a promotion code Promotion codes are customer-facing codes created on top of coupons. You can also specify additional restrictions that control when a customer can apply the promotion. You can share these codes with customers who can enter them during checkout to apply a discount. To create a [promotion code](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes.md), specify an existing `coupon` and any restrictions (for example, limiting it to a specific [customer](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/object.md#promotion_code_object-customer) or [customer_account](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/object.md#promotion_code_object-customer_account)). If you have a specific code to give to your customer (for example, `FALL25OFF`), set the `code`. If you leave this field blank, we’ll generate a random `code` for you. The `code` is case-insensitive and unique across active promotion codes for any customer. For example: - You can create multiple customer-restricted promotion codes with the same `code`, but you can’t reuse that `code` for a promotion code redeemable by any customer. - If you create a promotion code that is redeemable by any customer, you can’t create another active promotion code with the same `code`. - You can create a promotion code with `code: NEWUSER`, inactivate it by passing `active: false`, and then create a new promotion code with `code: NEWUSER`. Promotion codes can be created in the coupons section of the [Dashboard](https://dashboard.stripe.com/coupons/create) or with the [API](https://docs.stripe.com/api.md#promotion_codes): ```curl curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/promotion_codes \ -u "<>:" \ -d coupon={{COUPON_ID}} \ -d code=VIPCODE ``` ## Use a promotion code Enable customer-redeemable promotion codes using the [allow_promotion_codes](https://docs.stripe.com/api/checkout/sessions/object.md#checkout_session_object-allow_promotion_codes) parameter in a Checkout Session. This enables a field in Checkout to allow customers to input promotion codes. ```curl curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/checkout/sessions \ -u "<>:" \ -d "line_items[0][price_data][unit_amount]=2000" \ -d "line_items[0][price_data][product_data][name]=T-shirt" \ -d "line_items[0][price_data][currency]=usd" \ -d "line_items[0][quantity]=1" \ -d mode=payment \ -d ui_mode=embedded_page \ -d allow_promotion_codes=true \ --data-urlencode "return_url=https://example.com/checkout/return?session_id={CHECKOUT_SESSION_ID}" ``` ## Configure a promotion code For each promotion code, you can customize eligible customers, redemptions, and other limits. ### Limit by customer To limit a promotion to a particular customer, specify a [customer](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/create.md#create_promotion_code-customer) or [customer_account](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/create.md#create_promotion_code-customer_account) when creating the promotion code. If no customer is specified, any customer can redeem the code. ### Limit by first-time order You can also limit the promotion code to first-time customers with [restrictions.first_time_transaction](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/create.md#create_promotion_code-restrictions-first_time_transaction). If a `customer` or `customer_account` isn’t defined, or if a defined `customer` or `customer_account` has no prior payments or non-void *invoices* (Invoices are statements of amounts owed by a customer. They track the status of payments from draft through paid or otherwise finalized. Subscriptions automatically generate invoices, or you can manually create a one-off invoice), it’s considered a first-time transaction. > Sessions that don’t create a customer create a [guest customer](https://docs.stripe.com/payments/checkout/guest-customers.md) in the Dashboard instead. Promotion codes limited to first-time customers are still accepted for these Sessions. ### Set a minimum amount With promotion codes, you can set a minimum transaction amount for eligible discount by configuring [minimum_amount](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/create.md#create_promotion_code-restrictions-minimum_amount) and [minimum_amount_currency](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/create.md#create_promotion_code-restrictions-minimum_amount_currency). Since promotion code restrictions are checked at redemption time, the minimum transaction amount only applies to the initial payment for a subscription. ### Customize expirations You can set an expiration date on the promotion code using [expires_at](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/create.md#create_promotion_code-expires_at). If the underlying coupon already has `redeem_by` set, then the expiration date for the promotion code can’t be later than that of the coupon. If `promotion_code[expires_at]` isn’t specified, the coupon’s `redeem_by` automatically populates `expires_at`. For example, you might have plans to support a coupon for a year, but you only want it to be redeemable for one week after a customer receives it. You can set `coupon[redeem_by]` to one year from now, and set each `promotion_code[expires_at]` to one week after it’s created. ### Limit redemptions You can limit the number of redemptions by using [max_redemptions](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/create.md#create_promotion_code-max_redemptions), which works similarly to the coupon parameter. If the underlying coupon already has `max_redemptions` set, then the `max_redemptions` for the promotion code can’t be greater than that of the coupon. For example, you might want a seasonal sale coupon to be redeemable by the first 50 customers, but the winter promotion can only use 20 of those redemptions. In this scenario, you can set `coupon[max_redemptions]: 50` and `promotion_code[max_redemptions]: 20`. ### Inactive promotions You can set whether a promotion code is currently redeemable by using the [active](https://docs.stripe.com/api/promotion_codes/create.md#create_promotion_code-active) parameter. However, if the underlying coupon for a promotion code becomes invalid, all of its promotion codes become permanently inactive. Similarly, if a promotion code reaches its `max_redemptions` or `expires_at`, it becomes permanently inactive. You can’t reactivate these promotion codes. ### Delete promotions You can delete promotions in the Dashboard or the API. Deleting a promotion prevents it from being applied to future transactions or customers.