A hide rule removes payment methods from view in your checkout, based on country or cart value.
Step by step
- Create a new rule and choose Hide payment methods.
- Give the rule a label.
- Choose the condition: hide in certain countries, or hide based on cart value.
- Depending on the condition, select the countries or set the cart value.
- Select the payment methods to hide. They appear below the selection field; everything not included stays visible.
- Publish, or save as draft.
Important: how "hiding" technically works
The customization runs as a Shopify Function inside the checkout. Two consequences you should know:
- Fail-open by design: if the function errors or does not respond in time, Shopify falls back to showing ALL payment methods rather than blocking the checkout. So on rare single checkouts, a hidden method can appear. Keeping your rule set lean reduces this risk.
- Third-party gateways on non-Plus plans are a "soft hide": the method is visually removed, but properly blocking third-party payment methods is only possible on Shopify Plus. For most use cases (steering customer choice) the soft hide is exactly what you need.
If reliably preventing a payment method matters to you (not just hiding it), talk to us via support about your setup.
Good to know
- Express wallets (Shop Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal Express) can only be hidden on Shopify Plus. See Which payment methods can you control (and what needs Shopify Plus)?.
- Rule not working? See Why isn't my rule working?.
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