Limit how many a customer can buy

Cap how many of a product one order can hold, and how many each customer can buy across all their orders.

6 stepsAbout 2 minutes
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1

Open the product

In your Shopify admin, go to Products and open the product you want to limit.

Open the product
2

Add the Order limits card

Scroll to the bottom of the product page. Under Blocks, click + Block and choose Order limits.

Add the Order limits card
Tip

Already added? The Order limits card shows the product's current limits, ready to change.

3

Set your limits and save

Enter Max per order for the most one order can hold, and Per customer for the most one customer can buy across all their orders. Click Save limits.

Set your limits and save
Tip

Leave a box blank for no limit. Per-customer limits count from when you install StockLock; you can recount the last 60 days on the Plan page.

4

Check your product page

On your store, the quantity box stops at the limit, and a note tells shoppers how many they can buy.

Check your product page
5

Over the limit in the cart

If a cart goes over the limit, StockLock lists what to change above the checkout button.

Over the limit in the cart
6

Checkout refuses the order

Checkout won't complete until the order is within your limits. This works in every checkout, including Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Checkout refuses the order