# Create product limit Setting a product limit allows you to manage how many of each product customers can buy. This helps you control inventory, prevent overselling high-demand items, and ensure all customers get a fair chance to purchase your products—especially during sales or promotions. ### 1. Creating a Product Limit Start by accessing the **Limit Management** section from the left-hand menu. To create a product limit, click on the **Select** button under the **Product Limit** feature.
### 2. General Settings Give your limit a name under the **Limit Name** field for easy management. Remember, this name is for internal use only and will not be visible to customers.
### 3. Selecting Products to Limit **Step 1**: You can apply limit to either '**All products**' or '**Specific products**'.
**Step 2**: If you choose option '**Specific products**', click the '**Browse**' button to select the products you want to apply the limit to.
**Step 3**: Tick the desired products and click on the '**Select**' button in the '**Select product**' pop-up. Here, you can also select the variants if you wish.
**Step 4 (optional)**: If you choose option '**All products**', you can use '**Exclude product**' feature to quickly create a limit for all products except some gift, for example.
### 4. Limit Conditions Set up the different Limit conditions on your own by following the below instructions: * **Minimum quantity**: Enter the minimum number of products that must be purchased. * **Maximum quantity**: Enter the maximum number of products that can be purchased. * **Sell product in multiples**: Choose to sell products in pairs or combos by setting the value of multiple. * **Apply to each variant**: If checked, quantity limits apply to each variant of selected products (Variant limit) {% hint style="info" %} If you **leave the maximum field blank**, it means there is **no maximum limit** applied. If you set **maximum = 0**, it means customers **cannot purchase this product**. {% endhint %}
### 5. Advanced Settings #### 5.1. Active Dates Set the start and end times for the limit. * **Start date:** Display the date (and time) you want the limit to be applied. * **End date:** Tick this to set an '**End date'**. The limit will be hidden from the date (and time)you set at the 'End date'.
#### 5.2. Notifications You can customize the when to show display the limit notification, these are options: * **The limit has been reached**: Show a notification when the limit is reached. * **"Add-to-cart" button is clicked and in cart page**: Show a notification whenever a customer clicks ‘Add to Cart’ or changes the quantity in their cart in a way that breaks a limit. * **No notification**: No notification will appear, only disable checkout button once the limit is reached.
#### 5.3. Repurchase limit You can further setup if the limit rule applies to each of order or total purchase in a period of time by using '**Limit customer re-purchase**'. These are options: * **Once per lifetime**: Total purchases from each customer cannot exceed limit * **Once per year**: Total purchases from each customer in every year (365 days) cannot exceed limit * **Once per month**: Total purchases from each customer in every month (30 days) cannot exceed limit * **No re-purchase limit**: Limit rule applies to every single purchase * **Custom time:** Total purchases from each customer in custom time (day or hour) cannot exceed limit
{% hint style="info" %} Note: This feature requires customers log-in to function properly. You can check this setup at Shopify settings > Checkout > Customer contact method {% endhint %} #### 5.4. "Contact Us" in Notification By adding a "**Contact us**" button under the purchase section, you can offer your customer options to reach out to you for a greater amount of products. * **Button text**: Set the text for the contact button. * **"Contact us" text:** Set the "Contact us" text. * **"Contact us" URL:** Set the URL that you want your customer to redirect to. (E.g. your live chat)
### 6. Message Tailor the limit notification message to fit your store’s voice by using the provided variables. You can see all the changes in real-time on the preview screen on the right.
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