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If you run a Shopify store, offering Afterpay gives customers another way to pay for their purchases over time. Setting it up is straightforward once your merchant account, store region, and currency meet Afterpay’s requirements.
The important thing is to separate the Afterpay checkout integration from Afterpay’s optional product and cart messaging. The checkout integration enables customers to actually pay with Afterpay, while the messaging tools display installment information earlier in the shopping journey.
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What You Need Before Adding Afterpay to Shopify
Before you start the integration, make sure your Shopify store is eligible and your Afterpay merchant account is ready.
1. An approved Afterpay merchant account
You need an Afterpay merchant account that can be connected to your Shopify store. If you have multiple merchant accounts, make sure you know which account should be associated with your Shopify store.
2. A supported store region
Afterpay’s Shopify availability depends on your store’s location and the region associated with your merchant account. Current supported Shopify markets include the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United Kingdom, with the UK using Clearpay terminology.
3. The correct store currency
Your Shopify store currency needs to correspond with the region associated with your Afterpay account. For the documented Shopify integration, supported currencies include USD, AUD, NZD, and CAD.
You can check your store details in Shopify by going to Settings > General and reviewing your store address and currency.
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4. Access to Shopify payment settings
You will need the appropriate Shopify permissions to install and activate a payment method. Make sure you are signed in to the Shopify admin account that can manage payment settings.
How to Add Afterpay to Shopify
The current Afterpay Shopify checkout integration follows three main stages: install the Afterpay payment app, connect your merchant account, and activate the payment method.
Step 1: Install the Afterpay payment app
Start by signing in to your Shopify admin and opening the area where you manage payment methods. Search for the appropriate Afterpay payment app for your store’s region.
Afterpay has separate Shopify payment apps for the United States and other supported markets, so select the version that matches your business location.
Follow the installation prompts and allow the app to be added to your Shopify store.
Step 2: Connect your Afterpay Business Hub account
After installing the payment app, you will be directed to Afterpay’s Business Hub to connect your merchant account.
Sign in with your Business Hub credentials. If you have access to more than one merchant account, select the account that belongs to the Shopify store you are connecting.
Review the account information carefully, then select Connect to link the Afterpay merchant account with Shopify.
Step 3: Activate Afterpay
Once the merchant account has been connected successfully, you will return to Shopify.
Review the Afterpay payment settings and activate the payment gateway. If you are working on your live Shopify store, make sure Test Mode is not enabled.
Test Mode is intended for dedicated testing environments. Enabling it incorrectly on a live store can prevent the integration from working as expected.
Step 4: Verify Afterpay at checkout
After activation, visit your online store and add a product to the cart.
Proceed through checkout and check the available payment methods. Afterpay should appear as a payment option when the store and order meet the applicable requirements.
If Afterpay does not appear, do not immediately edit your theme code. First check your merchant account, store region, currency, payment activation, and other configuration settings.
How to Check If Afterpay Is Working on Shopify
A successful installation does not necessarily mean the customer-facing experience is configured correctly. Run through this checklist before considering the integration complete.
| Check | What to look for |
|---|---|
| Merchant account | The correct Afterpay merchant account is connected. |
| Payment status | Afterpay is activated as a payment method. |
| Store region | Your store address matches a supported Afterpay market. |
| Currency | Your store currency matches the applicable Afterpay region. |
| Checkout | Afterpay appears among the available payment methods. |
| Test mode | Test Mode is disabled on your live store. |
How to Add Afterpay to Shopify Product Pages
Adding Afterpay to checkout and displaying Afterpay messaging on your product pages are two different tasks.
The checkout integration allows eligible customers to select Afterpay when paying. Afterpay On-Site Messaging can then show customers installment information on product and cart pages before they reach checkout.
Use the Afterpay On-Site Messaging app
Afterpay provides an On-Site Messaging app for Shopify that can be configured through the Shopify theme editor.
First, make sure Afterpay is already active and working at checkout. The messaging app should not be used as a replacement for the checkout integration.
After installing the messaging app, open your Shopify theme editor and add the Afterpay On-Site Messaging block to the relevant product page section.
You can also add the messaging block to your cart page, typically near the subtotal or checkout button.
Customize your Afterpay messaging
Depending on the available configuration, you can adjust elements such as text alignment, margins, text size, color, logo style, and mobile display.
Keep the messaging close to the product price or cart subtotal so customers see the payment option while they are making their purchase decision.
Manually add Afterpay messaging to a Shopify theme
Advanced Shopify users can manually add Afterpay’s site messaging code to their theme’s Liquid files.
This approach can be useful when you need more control over where the messaging appears. However, it is generally better to use the supported Afterpay Shopify app when it meets your requirements because manual theme changes introduce additional maintenance.
If you change your Shopify theme later, you may need to configure the product-page Afterpay messaging again because the new theme does not automatically inherit modifications made to the previous theme.
Can You Add Afterpay to Shopify Express Checkout?
No, Afterpay is currently unavailable through Shopify Express Checkout.
Customers can still select Afterpay from the available payment methods during the standard Shopify checkout when the store and order are eligible.
This distinction is important because adding Afterpay to your Shopify store does not mean that an Afterpay button will automatically appear alongside every express checkout option.
Why Is Afterpay Not Showing on Shopify?
If you completed the setup but cannot see Afterpay, check the configuration before making changes to your Shopify theme.
Check your Afterpay merchant account
Confirm that the correct Afterpay Business Hub account is connected to your Shopify store. Selecting the wrong merchant account can prevent the expected payment configuration from appearing.
Check your store region
Make sure the Shopify store address belongs to a market supported by the Afterpay integration you are using.
Check your store currency
Your Shopify currency must correspond with the region associated with your Afterpay merchant account. A currency mismatch can prevent Afterpay from being available as expected.
Check that Afterpay is activated
Installing the payment app is only part of the process. Return to your Shopify payment settings and confirm that the Afterpay payment method is activated.
Check whether Test Mode is enabled
If you are configuring a live store, make sure Test Mode is disabled. Test Mode is intended for dedicated testing environments and should not be enabled as part of a normal live checkout setup.
Check your customer checkout settings
Some checkout configuration issues can affect how Afterpay transactions are processed. For example, Afterpay documents cases where customers can encounter a payment error if they proceed without entering an email address.
Review your Shopify customer checkout settings and make sure customers can provide an email address when required by the payment flow.
Why Did Afterpay Disappear From My Shopify Product Page?
If Afterpay previously appeared on your product pages but disappeared after you changed your Shopify theme, the checkout integration may still be working.
Changing themes replaces the theme files that contained the previous product-page messaging configuration. As a result, Afterpay can remain active at checkout while its product-page messaging needs to be added to the new theme again.
Open the Shopify theme editor and configure the Afterpay On-Site Messaging block on the new theme.
How to Test Afterpay on Shopify
Testing is useful when you are working with a dedicated development or test store, but you should treat testing separately from your live payment setup.
For a live Shopify store, keep Test Mode disabled. If you need to test the Afterpay integration using test credentials, use a dedicated testing environment and follow the applicable Afterpay testing process.
After activating the live payment method, verify that Afterpay appears during the normal customer checkout flow.
How Afterpay Works With Shopify
Afterpay acts as a buy now, pay later payment method that customers can select during checkout when eligible.
The Shopify integration connects your store to your Afterpay merchant account so customers can select Afterpay as a payment method. Your Shopify admin remains the central place for managing your store and its orders.
Keep in mind that customer eligibility, order limits, payment availability, and other transaction conditions can affect whether Afterpay is offered for a particular purchase.
Should You Add Afterpay to Your Shopify Store?
Afterpay can be useful for Shopify merchants who want to offer customers an additional payment option and make installment information more visible during the buying journey.
The strongest implementation is not simply adding Afterpay to checkout. You should also make the payment option easy to discover on relevant product and cart pages without making the customer experience confusing or distracting.
Start with the checkout integration, verify that it works, and then add product and cart messaging where it provides useful context for customers.
Key Takeaways
- Set up your Afterpay merchant account before connecting it to Shopify.
- Make sure your Shopify store region and currency meet Afterpay’s requirements.
- Install the appropriate Afterpay payment app for your market.
- Connect the correct Afterpay Business Hub merchant account.
- Activate Afterpay and keep Test Mode disabled on your live store.
- Verify that Afterpay appears among your customer’s available Shopify checkout payment methods.
- Use Afterpay On-Site Messaging separately if you want installment information on product or cart pages.
- If Afterpay disappears after changing themes, the checkout integration may still be active while the product-page messaging needs to be added again.
- Afterpay is currently not available through Shopify Express Checkout.
People Also Ask About Afterpay and Shopify
How do I add Afterpay to Shopify?
Install the appropriate Afterpay payment app, connect your Afterpay Business Hub merchant account, activate the payment method in Shopify, and verify that Afterpay appears during checkout.
Is Afterpay compatible with Shopify?
Yes. Afterpay provides a Shopify integration for merchants in supported markets. Availability depends on factors such as the store region, currency, merchant account, and applicable Afterpay requirements.
Why is Afterpay not showing at Shopify checkout?
Check that your Afterpay merchant account is connected correctly, your store region and currency are supported, and Afterpay is activated in Shopify. You should also make sure Test Mode is not enabled on your live store.
Can I put Afterpay on my Shopify product page?
Yes. Afterpay provides On-Site Messaging tools that can display installment information on Shopify product and cart pages. This messaging is separate from the payment integration that enables Afterpay at checkout.
Can Afterpay be used with Shopify Express Checkout?
No. Afterpay is currently unavailable through Shopify Express Checkout. Customers can select Afterpay from the available payment methods during the standard checkout process when eligible.
What currency does Afterpay use on Shopify?
The Shopify store currency needs to correspond with the region associated with the Afterpay merchant account. The documented Shopify integration supports currencies including USD, AUD, NZD, and CAD.
Can I test Afterpay on Shopify?
Yes, but testing should be performed in a dedicated test or development environment. Do not enable Afterpay Test Mode on a live Shopify store.
Does changing my Shopify theme remove Afterpay?
Changing your theme can remove Afterpay product-page messaging because the new theme does not contain modifications made to the previous theme. Afterpay can remain active as a checkout payment method, but the product-page messaging may need to be configured again.
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