> ## Documentation Index
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# Coupons

> Create and manage coupons to offer discounts to your customers.

## Introduction

**Coupons** are a great way to offer discounts to your customers. You can create coupons with a **fixed amount** or a **percentage discount**. You can also set the **minimum order amount** required to use the coupon and **limit the number of times** a coupon can be used.

## Creating a Coupon

<Steps>
  <Step title={'Go to Coupons'}>
    Go to the **Discounts > Coupons** tab in the sidebar.
  </Step>

  <Step title={'Create a Coupon'}>
    Click on the **"+ Create a Coupon"** button.
  </Step>

  <Step title={'Fill in the Details'}>
    Fill in the coupon details like the **name**, **discount type**, **discount**, **max uses**, **redeem limit**, **minimum basket value**, **apply coupon to**, **note** and **publish/expire date**.
  </Step>

  <Step title={'Save the Coupon'}>
    Click on the **"Create a Coupon"** button to create the coupon.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/minestorecms/hEiQYqsBtWkxDBJ3/images/features/coupons/coupon-feature.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=hEiQYqsBtWkxDBJ3&q=85&s=0b9418512efa8dd2b883a931c36f43a2" alt="Create a Coupon" className="rounded-md" width="1580" height="750" data-path="images/features/coupons/coupon-feature.png" />

### Discount Types

There are two types of discounts you can offer with coupons:

1. **Percentage Discount**: A percentage discount on the total order amount.

<Check>
  If user purchases a product worth 70 USD and you have set a 10% discount, the user will get a discount of 7 USD. Total amount to be paid by the user will be 63 USD.
</Check>

2. **Fixed Amount Discount**: A fixed amount discount on the total order amount.

<Check>
  If user purchases a product worth 70 USD and you have set a 10 USD discount, the user will get a discount of 10 USD. Total amount to be paid by the user will be 60 USD.
</Check>

### Usage Limits

You can set **Max Uses** and **Redeem Limit** for the coupon.

1. **Max Uses** is the total number of times the coupon can be used.
2. **Redeem Limit** is the number of times a single user can use the coupon.

### Minimum Basket Value

You can set the **minimum basket value** required to use the coupon. The coupon will be applied only if the **basket value is greater than or equal** to the **minimum basket value**.

**Default** value is `0`, so the coupon **can be applied to any order**.

### Apply Coupon To

You can set the **apply coupon to** field to apply the coupon to specific groups of products.

There are **three options**:

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Whole Webstore" icon="square-1">
    The coupon will be applied to the whole webstore.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Categories" icon="square-2">
    The coupon will be applied to specific categories.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Packages" icon="square-3">
    The coupon will be applied to specific packages.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

### Note (Optional)

You can add a note to the coupon. The note will be displayed only to the admin and will not be visible to the customers.

### Publish/Expire Date

You can set the **publish date** and **expire date** for the coupon. The coupon will be active only between these dates.

<Warning>
  Webstore will **automatically expire** the coupon after the **expire date** based on the **Server Time** and **MySQL Time**.
</Warning>