Multi-Currency Percentage Promotions

You can configure the promotion to target all enabled transactional currencies when creating a promotion. The promotion will run regardless of what currency the shopper selects as transactional currency within the cart and checkout.

Multi-currency promotions intentionally only support percentage-based discounts (not amount-based discounts). You will not be able to create an amount-based promotion in multiple currencies. This choice prevents discounting based on fluctuating currency rates as some currencies have broader foreign exchange rates than others (for example, a 10 USD discount is substantially different from 10 JPY).

The following is an example of a coupon promotion offered to all international customers worldwide in their local transactional currency. The WELCOME10 coupon applies a 10% discount off the order, and you can digitally distribute the coupon through social media channels (e.g., Instagram, Facebook, TikTok) or email marketing. Use the Create a promotion endpoint followed by the Create a coupon code endpoint.

POST https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/{{STORE_HASH}}/v3/promotions
X-Auth-Token: {{ACCESS_TOKEN}}
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
 
{
  "name": "10% off entire order",
  "currency_code": "*",
  "redemption_type": "COUPON",
  "rules": [
    {
      "action": {
        "cart_value": {
          "discount": {
            "percentage_amount": "10"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

//use the promotion ID from the response to the preceding call
POST https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/{{STORE_HASH}}/v3/promotions/{{promotion_id}}/codes
X-Auth-Token: {{ACCESS_TOKEN}}
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
 
{
  "code": "WELCOME10"
}