If Impulse is not working in Shopify POS, use this quick checklist to find the most common setup or usage issue.
Impulse only works when staff open the Impulse tile in Shopify POS and add the item through the Impulse flow using Add to Cart. If staff add the product from normal Shopify POS search or the catalog, it will not count as an Impulse upsell.Quick checklist
On the POS device, make sure staff opened the Impulse tile, selected the upsell product there, and tapped Add to Cart.Look for a tile labeled Impulse on the Shopify POS home screen. If the tile is missing, staff cannot use the Impulse upsell flow.In Impulse, open the relevant upsell rule and confirm its status is set to Active.For Shopify POS, the rule's Sales Channel must be set to POS Only or POS & Online Cart.Under Applicable Stores, make sure the store where the sale is happening is included.Under Upsell Products, confirm that products were added to the rule. If none were added, nothing will appear in POS.If the rule uses a Trigger, make sure the current POS cart matches it. If the trigger product is not in the cart, the upsell will not appear.Common outcomes
Tile missing
If the Impulse tile is not on the POS home screen, staff cannot use Impulse from POS.
No products appear
This usually means the rule is not active, the sales channel is wrong, the correct store is not included, no upsell products were added, or the cart does not match the trigger.
Product added but not counted
If the product was added outside the Impulse tile flow, it will not count as an Impulse upsell. Staff must use the tile and tap Add to Cart.
Related
Learn how Impulse works inside Shopify POS.Set up a rule with the right products, stores, and sales channels.See the exact staff flow for adding upsells from the Impulse tile.