eCommerce recommended events

This page covers eCommerce recommended events and properties. These events are created to capture key shopping behaviors that marketers need to trigger effective messaging, such as targeting abandoned carts.

Braze recognizes that data planning takes time. We encourage our customers to familiarize their development teams and begin sending these events now. While some features may not be available immediately with the eCommerce recommended events, you can look forward to the introduction of new products throughout 2025 that will enhance your eCommerce capabilities.

Types of eCommerce recommended events

• ecommerce.product_viewed
• ecommerce.cart_updated
• ecommerce.checkout_started
• ecommerce.order_placed
• ecommerce.order_refunded
• ecommerce.order_cancelled

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{
    "name": "ecommerce.product_viewed",
    "properties": {
        "product_id": "12345",
        "product_name": "product",
        "variant_id": "123",
        "image_url": "www.image-url.com",
        "product_url": "mystorefront.myshopify.com/product",
        "price": 10,
        "currency": "USD",
        "source": "mystorefront.myshopify.com",
        "metadata": {
            "sku": "sku"
        }
    }
}

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{% shopping_cart {{context_properties.${cart_id}}} %}
{% for item in shopping_cart.products %}
{% catalog_items <add_your_catalog> {{item.variant_id}} %}

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{
    "name": "ecommerce.cart_updated",
    "properties": {
        "cart_id": "Z2NwLXVzLWVhc3QxOjAxSjk3UFg4RlFZMjVTVkRHRlc1RlI3SlRY",
        "currency": "USD",
        "total_value": 2000000,
        "products": [
            {
                "product_id": "8266836345064",
                "product_name": "PANTS!!!",
                "variant_id": "44610569208040",
                "image_url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0604/4211/6328/files/1200px-Trousers-colourisolated.jpg?v=1689256168",
                "product_url": "https://test-store.myshopify.com/products/pants?variant=44610569208040",
                "quantity": 2,
                "price": 1000000,
                "metadata": {
                    "sku": "007"
                }
            }
        ],
        "source": "https://test-store.myshopify.com",
        "metadata": {}
    }
}

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{% shopping_cart {{context_properties.${cart_id}}} :abort_if_not_abandoned false %}
{% for item in shopping_cart.products %}
{% catalog_items <add_your_catalog> {{item.variant_id}} %}

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{
    "name": "ecommerce.checkout_started",
    "time": "2022-05-23T13:52:38-04:00",
    "properties": {
        "cart_id": "eeafa272cebfd4b22385bc4b645e762c",
        "total_value": 421.88,
        "currency": "USD",
        "products": [
            {
                "product_id": "632910392",
                "product_name": "IPod Nano - 8GB",
                "variant_id": "808950810",
                "quantity": 1,
                "price": 199,
                "metadata": {
                    "sku": "IPOD2008PINK"
                }
            }
        ],
        "source": "braze-mock-storefront.myshopify.com",
        "checkout_id": "123123123",
        "metadata": {
            "checkout_url": "https://checkout.local/548380009/checkouts/123123123/recover?key=example-secret-token"
        }
    }
}

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{
    "name": "ecommerce.order_placed",
    "time": "2022-05-23T13:52:38-04:00",
    "properties": {
        "order_id": "820982911946154508",
        "cart_id": "eeafa272cebfd4b22385bc4b645e762c",
        "total_value": 421.88,
        "currency": "USD",
        "total_discounts": 5,
        "discounts": [],
        "products": [
            {
                "product_id": "632910392",
                "product_name": "IPod Nano - 8GB",
                "variant_id": "808950810",
                "quantity": 1,
                "price": 199,
                "metadata": {
                    "sku": "IPOD2008PINK"
                }
            }
        ],
        "source": "braze-mock-storefront.myshopify.com",
        "metadata": {
            "order_status_url": "https://apple.myshopify.com/690933842/orders/123456abcd/authenticate?key=abcdefg",
            "order_number": 1234,
            "tags": [
                "heavy",
                "heavy2"
            ],
            "referring_site": "https://www.google.com",
            "payment_gateway_names": [
                "visa",
                "bogus"
            ]
        }
    }
}

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{
    "name": "ecommerce.order_refunded",
    "time": "2022-05-23T13:52:38-04:00",
    "properties": {
        "order_id": "820982911946154508",
        "total_value": 421.88,
        "currency": "USD",
        "total_discounts": 5,
        "discounts": [],
        "products": [
            {
                "product_id": "632910392",
                "product_name": "IPod Nano - 8GB",
                "variant_id": "808950810",
                "quantity": 1,
                "price": 199,
                "metadata": {
                    "sku": "IPOD2008PINK"
                }
            }
        ],
        "source": "braze-mock-storefront.myshopify.com",
        "metadata": {
            "order_status_url": "https://apple.myshopify.com/690933842/orders/123456abcd/authenticate?key=abcdefg",
			"order_note": "item was broken"
            "order_number": 1234,
            "tags": [
                "heavy",
                "heavy2"
            ]
        }
    }
}

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{
    "name": "ecommerce.order_cancelled",
    "time": "2022-05-23T13:52:38-04:00",
    "properties": {
        "order_id": "820982911946154508",
        "cancel_reason": "no longer necessary",
        "total_value": 421.88,
        "currency": "USD",
        "total_discounts": 5,
        "discounts": [],
        "products": [
            {
                "product_id": "632910392",
                "product_name": "IPod Nano - 8GB",
                "variant_id": "808950810",
                "quantity": 1,
                "price": 199,
                "metadata": {
                    "sku": "IPOD2008PINK"
                }
            }
        ],
        "source": "braze-mock-storefront.myshopify.com",
        "metadata": {
            "order_status_url": "https://apple.myshopify.com/690933842/orders/123456abcd/authenticate?key=abcdefg",
            "order_number": 1234,
            "tags": [
                "heavy",
                "heavy2"
            ]
        }
    }
}

eCommerce Canvas templates

Braze has created pre-built Canvas templates that are powered by eCommerce recommended events, such as targeting customers who started the checkout process but left before placing their order. You can use these events to make informed decisions to enhance your user journey by personalizing messaging and targeting specific audiences.

Check out our dedicated eCommerce use cases for more ways on how you can use these events with Canvas templates.

User calculated fields

We use standardized user field calculations for the following fields:

• Total Revenue = sum of total order placed value - sum of total order refunded value
• Total Orders count = count of distinct order placed events - count of distinct order cancellations
• Total Refund Value = sum of total order refunded value

These user field calculations are also included on the Transactions tab of user profiles.