Using Events on Shopify

Get more details about how to use Shopify events through Gameball.

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Written by Ahmed El Assy
Updated over a week ago

Before starting, please read this article to learn more about Gameball events engine:
How does Event(s) Rule Engine work?

The following are the available Shopify events on Gameball:

place_order

Description

This event will be sent to Gameball when your player places an order on your platform entirely (entirely means that the order status is Paid).

Keys

  • Total_discount: total discount applied on this order

  • Total_price: total order price

  • Order_id: order id on Shopify

  • Product_category: product type of the order (fashion, electronics, etc.) It can be one category or multiple categories based on how many items are in the order. This will also be based on the available categories on your Shopify store.

  • Tag: product tag of the order. It can be one tag or multiple tags based on how many items are in the order. This will also be based on the available tags on your Shopify store.

  • Collection_id: collection IDs of the order products. It can be one collection or multiple collections based on the products inside the order. This will also be based on the available collections on your Shopify store.

  • Weight: order weight

  • Vendor: product brand/vendor inside this order (Zara, Nike, etc.) It can be on brand or multiple brands to be sent simultaneously. This will also be based on the available vendors on your Shopify store.

  • Source: whether this order has been placed online Shopify store or through Shopify POS. It can be "web" or "pos."

❗️❗️IMPORTANT NOTE:
Place_order event will not be sent to Gameball unless the order status is "Paid" to avoid potential fraud cases for payment methods like COD.

view_product_page

Description

This event should be sent when your player views a product page on your Shopify store.

Keys

  • Product_id: product id on Shopify (You can find it in the URL of the product as shown below)

  • Product_category: product category (fashion, electronics, etc.) This will be based on the available categories on your Shopify store.

  • Product_vendor: product brand/vendor. This will be based on the available vendors on your Shopify store.

  • Collection_id: collection IDs of the product. It can be one collection or multiple collections. This will also be based on the available collections on your Shopify store.

Friends_Referred

❗️Note: All the above events can be used in both the challenges engine and while sending an in-app message as well.


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