How to hide same-day delivery after a cutoff time on Shopify

Short answer: Hide same-day and express options after your daily cutoff (14:00 in your store's timezone) so shoppers only see rates you can still meet. In Checkpost, choose “Same-day delivery cutoff” from Templates, adjust the values, test it, then save and enable the rule.

The problem

Same-day delivery only works if the order arrives before your last dispatch. Shoppers who pay for it at 16:00 and get it tomorrow ask for refunds.

How to set it up

1. Install Checkpost from the Shopify App Store.
2. Open Templates and choose Same-day delivery cutoff.
3. Set your cutoff time and the names of your same-day rates.
4. Use Try this rule to test a sample cart, then click Save rule.

The rule

Hide delivery methods containing "Same-day" or "Express" when all of these conditions is true:

• Store time is at or after 14:00

Shoppers see no message: the methods are changed before checkout shows them.

{
  "name": "Same-day delivery until 14:00",
  "action": {
    "kind": "hide_delivery",
    "methods": [
      "Same-day",
      "Express"
    ],
    "match": "contains"
  },
  "match": "all",
  "conditions": [
    {
      "kind": "time_of_day",
      "op": "after",
      "times": [
        "14:00"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Where this rule works

This changes existing delivery options; it does not create rates, change their prices or configure pickup. Address conditions are evaluated for each delivery group's own address. Product-tag conditions inspect the whole cart. Verify that an eligible delivery option remains.

Tips

• The cutoff is inclusive: with 14:00, a checkout at exactly 14:00 no longer sees same-day rates.
• Add a Day of the week condition if your cutoff differs at weekends, or a second rule with a different time.
• List each same-day rate name; "contains" matching covers variants like "Same-day courier".

FAQ

Which timezone is the cutoff in?

Your store's timezone from Settings → General, whatever timezone the shopper is in.

Does it come back the next morning?

Yes. From midnight the time is before the cutoff again, so the rates show.

Related rules

Add same-day delivery cutoff to your store