Will it email someone who already bought?

No. It only looks at checkouts Shopify still lists as open (unpaid), and checks that the checkout has no completion date before sending.

Will turning it on email all my old abandoned carts?

No. It only looks back 24 hours (lookbackHours in Store Settings), so older carts are ignored.

Can I change the one-hour wait?

Yes. Set waitMinutes in the Store Settings node.

E-Commerce & SalesStructurally Validated

Shopify Abandoned Cart Recovery

Every 15 minutes this checks Shopify for checkouts that were started but never paid for. When one has been sitting for an hour, the shopper gets a single friendly reminder with Shopify's own link back to their cart. People who completed their order are never emailed, nobody gets the same reminder twice, and every reminder is logged.

Automation flow

Step 1

Check Every 15 Minutes

Fetches checkouts from the last 24 hours that Shopify still lists as unpaid.

Step 2

Pick Checkouts To Remind

Keeps those idle for at least an hour that haven't been emailed yet.

Step 3

Send Reminder Email

One friendly email with a direct link back to the shopper's cart.

Step 4

Log Reminder

Records the checkout so it is never emailed again.

How it works

1Every 15 minutes, the workflow asks Shopify for open (unpaid) checkouts updated in the last 24 hours.
2It keeps checkouts that have an email address, no completion date, have been idle for at least waitMinutes (60 by default), and aren't in the log sheet yet.
3Each of those shoppers gets one reminder email with Shopify's own link back to their cart.
4The checkout is written to the log sheet, so it is never emailed again.

Services used

ShopifyGmailGoogle Sheets

What you'll need

An n8n Cloud or self-hosted account
A Shopify store where you can create a custom app
A Google account (Gmail + Sheets)

What's included

Never emails a shopper who already completed their order
One reminder per checkout, tracked in a log sheet
Uses Shopify's own abandoned-checkout link
Optional: only email shoppers who accepted marketing

Estimate what this could save you

Times per week

Minutes each time

Your hourly value ($)

3.6 hours/month

≈ $108/month in your time

A rough estimate based on what you enter above — not a guarantee. Actual time saved depends on your process.

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Questions about this template

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Difficulty: Medium
Setup time: ~20 min
Integrations: 3
Node count: 8
Format: .json + guide