How does Checkout Links integrate with Shopify Flow?

Checkout Links ships native Flow actions ('Use dynamic link', 'Send Checkout Link') that let Flow workflows generate per-recipient links and dispatch them. We also publish 14 curated Flow templates — pre-built .flow files merchants can install with a click.

Which templates are included?

The 14 templates cover the high-volume commerce automations: abandoned cart recovery, win-back of lapsed customers, post-purchase reorder reminders, VIP-tier triggered drops, restock alerts, B2B reorder cadences, lapsed-subscriber recovery, and more. Each ships as a .flow file you install into your store's Shopify Flow.

Do I need to write any code?

No. The templates work out of the box; you install them, point them at the right customer segment or trigger, and they run.

Does this require Shopify Plus?

Shopify Flow is available on Plus and (with limitations) on lower tiers. The Checkout Links Flow integration works wherever Flow works. For non-Plus stores, the same logic is available via Klaviyo or other ESPs if Flow isn't an option.

Do the templates include partner-app integrations?

Yes — partner-app templates ship for Swym (wishlist) and Stoq (restock) integrations, so the link generation works with those signals as triggers.

Checkout Links for Shopify Automation

Shopify Flow is the workhorse for commerce automation: triggers on orders, customers, inventory, refunds, and more. What Flow doesn't natively do is generate the perfect per-recipient link — the one with the right products, the right discount, the right customer pre-fill — to drop into the email or SMS that actually closes the loop.

Checkout Links plugs into Flow with native actions and a curated library of 14 templates that ship the most common patterns ready to run.

What you get

Native Flow actions. "Use dynamic link" and "Send Checkout Link" actions appear in the Flow action palette. Drop them into any workflow.
14 ready-made templates. Pre-built .flow files for the high-volume commerce automations. Install with a click, configure the segment/trigger, ship.
Partner-app integrations. Templates for Swym (wishlist → restock-alert with cart link) and Stoq (restock signal → trigger the link).
Per-link analytics. Every link generated by a Flow run lands in the Checkout Links analytics dashboard with per-trigger attribution.

The 14 template categories

Each template ships as a downloadable .flow file you install into your Shopify Flow. High-level categories:

Abandoned cart recovery. Trigger on cart_abandoned, generate a recovery Checkout Link with the original cart pre-loaded, dispatch via Klaviyo or Shopify Email.
Post-purchase reorder. Trigger N days after order, generate a reorder link with the same SKUs, send.
Win-back lapsed customers. Trigger when a customer hasn't ordered in 60/90/180 days, generate a Checkout Link with their most-loved past SKU + return-customer discount.
VIP-tier triggered drops. Trigger when a customer crosses a VIP threshold (lifetime spend, order count), generate a passcoded link to a VIP-only product.
Restock alerts. Trigger when an out-of-stock SKU restocks, generate a Checkout Link pre-loaded with that SKU for waitlist subscribers.
B2B reorder cadences. Trigger N days after a wholesale order, generate the standing-order link for that account.
Lapsed-subscriber recovery. Trigger when a subscription is cancelled or fails, generate a reactivation link with the original selling plan.
First-order welcome. Trigger on first order placed, dispatch a Checkout Link for a complementary product.

Plus partner-app templates with Swym and Stoq.

Why automation needs the link layer

A Flow without Checkout Links can do a lot — segment customers, send emails, tag, update inventory. What it can't do natively is hand off the customer to a specific cart with a specific discount and their identity already known. Without that, your automated flows still end with a generic "browse our site" CTA — which is most of where the conversion gets lost.

Adding the link layer transforms the funnel:

Abandoned cart Flow with no link: customer gets an email, lands on cart page, clicks through to checkout, types discount code. Multi-step.
Abandoned cart Flow with Checkout Link: customer gets an email, taps the link, lands on checkout with cart + discount pre-loaded. One step.

Across our customers' Flow automations, the per-step drop-off this collapses is the biggest single lever in the funnel.

Set it up

Install Checkout Links — 7-day free trial. The Automations page inside the app lists all 14 templates; click "Use dynamic link" or "Send Checkout Link" to install a template into Shopify Flow.