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Purchase Limits for Shopify

Control how many items each customer can buy per order or per day. Prevent bulk buying during launches and ensure every customer gets fair access.

Cart Limit 4 items max
Item 1 — Added
Item 2 — Added
Item 5 — Blocked
Limit exceeded — checkout disabled

Powerful Features

Everything you need to manage purchase limits on your store

Two Limit Modes

Choose between per-order limits (max items per checkout) or per-day limits (max items across all orders in a day). Switch anytime.

Real-Time Cart Enforcement

Customers see a warning banner and checkout is disabled the moment their cart exceeds the limit. No surprises at checkout.

Automatic Daily Reset

Daily purchase counts reset automatically at midnight in your configured timezone. No manual intervention needed.

Custom Error Messages

Set your own error message to match your brand voice. Tell customers exactly what the limit is and when they can try again.

Works on All Plans

Client-side enforcement works on every Shopify plan, not just Plus. No checkout extensibility required.

Easy Configuration

Set your limit, choose your mode, write your message, and enable. Everything is managed from a simple settings page inside Shopify.

How It Works

Three simple steps to protect your store from bulk buying

1

Set Your Limit

Choose per-order or per-day mode, set the maximum number of items, and write a custom error message.

2

Enable in Theme

Go to Theme Editor, toggle on the "Cart Item Limiter" app embed. No code changes needed.

3

Limits Are Enforced

Customers see a warning and checkout is blocked when they exceed the limit. Counts reset daily in per-day mode.

Why Customer Item Limit?

  • Fair Access for Everyone Prevent a few customers from buying out your entire stock during high-demand launches
  • Stop Resellers Limit bulk purchases to keep products available for genuine customers
  • Flexible Controls Per-order for simple limits, per-day for stricter control across multiple checkouts
  • No Shopify Plus Required Works on Basic, Shopify, and Advanced plans through client-side enforcement
  • Zero Maintenance Daily counts reset automatically at midnight in your timezone
2min Setup Time
0 Code Changes
100% All Shopify Plans

Frequently Asked Questions

Per-order limits items in a single checkout. A customer with a limit of 4 can place multiple orders of 4 items each. Per-day tracks total items across all orders in a 24-hour period, so a customer with a limit of 4 can only buy 4 items total that day, regardless of how many orders they place.

Yes. The app uses a client-side theme extension that works on all Shopify plans (Basic, Shopify, Advanced, and Plus). It monitors the cart and blocks checkout when the limit is exceeded.

A warning banner appears on the cart page with your custom error message, and the checkout button is disabled. The customer needs to remove items to get back within the limit before they can proceed.

Per-order mode works for all customers including guests. Per-day mode requires customers to be logged in so their daily count can be tracked. We recommend requiring login at checkout if you use per-day mode.

Get Started with Customer Item Limit

Need purchase limits on your store? Get in touch and we'll have you set up in minutes.