We're a startup flipping the Subscription order date by enabling the Subscriber to choose the Delivery Date while optimizing the Order Date for the Sellers. This means that Subscribers get Delivery Dates, Sellers get optimized Order Dates, and retention grows with Nextime.

We are not a Shopify App, we are an e-commerce platform agnostic solution. We are an API focused not on the Seller, but on the App Developers that want to bring their Sellers the best Delivery Date experience.

Order date vs Shipping date vs Delivery date

A quick explanation about all this dates, as this is the main reason for Nextime to exist. I know this seems obvious, but in some cases all of this dates are used interchangeably, as if they where the same thing.

A bit of context, the main date currently used by Subscription Apps is the Order Date (or Next Order Date). This date represents when the Subscription Order will get processed, and is very important for the Sellers, but for the Subscriber, only tells them when they are going to get charged.

Nextime exists to expose the Delivery Dates for the Subscribers, while optimizing both the Order and the Shipping Dates for your Sellers. So that everyone knows when they are going to Process, Ship or Receive what they need.

How our integration works

Like we mentioned, we are an API, so that is the main avenue to integrate with us. Our API is simple to integrate with, but we recommend taking a look at our how our tokens work first and then our getting started guide, that will walk you through the initial setup all the way to start getting Delivery Dates from our Shipping Options endpoint.

In a subscription orders lifecycle, there are a few moments when it makes since for you to get Delivery Dates from Nextime. Here are the most common examples:

When a new subscription is created

So when ever a new subscription is created, we can provide the Nextime Recommended Delivery Date.

When a subscription is changed

This is only necessary in cases where the Subscription changes affect the deliver, so Address, Items and the actual Next Order or Delivery Date.

When a subscription cycle processing is done

This is when your app processes an order, and from that point, generates a new Next Order Date. The new Next Order Date means a new Delivery Date based on it.

Nextime response

See an example of a Nextime response:

{
    "shippingLines": {
        "recommendedDeliveryDate": {
            "deliveryDate": "2024-05-25T00:00:00+00:00",
            "shippingLines": [
                {
                    "name": "Local Pickup at Farm Fresh Sims Market",
                    "total": 0,
                    "integrationProvider": "FlatRate",
                    "shippingMethod": "Local Pickup at Farm Fresh Sims Market",
                    "nextOrderDate": "2024-05-24T18:00:00-06:00"
                }
            ]
        },
        "deliveryDates": [
            {
                "deliveryDate": "2024-05-25T00:00:00+00:00",
                "shippingLines": [
                    {
                        "name": "Local Pickup at Farm Fresh Sims Market",
                        "total": 0,
                        "integrationProvider": "FlatRate",
                        "shippingMethod": "Local Pickup at Farm Fresh Sims Market",
                        "nextOrderDate": "2024-05-24T18:00:00-06:00"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "deliveryDate": "2024-06-01T00:00:00+00:00",
                "shippingLines": [
                    {
                        "name": "Local Pickup at Farm Fresh Sims Market",
                        "total": 0,
                        "integrationProvider": "FlatRate",
                        "shippingMethod": "Local Pickup at Farm Fresh Sims Market",
                        "nextOrderDate": "2024-05-31T18:00:00-06:00"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "deliveryDate": "2024-06-08T00:00:00+00:00",
                "shippingLines": [
                    {
                        "name": "Local Pickup at Farm Fresh Sims Market",
                        "total": 0,
                        "integrationProvider": "FlatRate",
                        "shippingMethod": "Local Pickup at Farm Fresh Sims Market",
                        "nextOrderDate": "2024-06-07T18:00:00-06:00"
                    }
                ]
            },
            {
                "deliveryDate": "2024-06-15T00:00:00+00:00",
                "shippingLines": [
                    {
                        "name": "Local Pickup at Farm Fresh Sims Market",
                        "total": 0,
                        "integrationProvider": "FlatRate",
                        "shippingMethod": "Local Pickup at Farm Fresh Sims Market",
                        "nextOrderDate": "2024-06-14T18:00:00-06:00"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "errors": []
    },
    "succeeded": true
}

This JSON structure represents shipping information returned by Nextime. It includes details about recommended delivery dates, shipping lines, and available delivery options.

Properties

shippingLines (Object): Contains shipping information.
- recommendedDeliveryDate (Object): Provides the recommended delivery date and associated shipping information.
  - deliveryDate (String): The recommended delivery date in ISO 8601 format.
  - shippingLines (Array of Objects): Information about available shipping options for the recommended delivery date.
    - name (String): The name of the shipping option.
    - total (Number): The total cost of shipping.
    - integrationProvider (String): The integration provider associated with the shipping method.
    - shippingMethod (String): The name of the shipping method.
    - nextOrderDate (String): The next order date for the chosen shipping method in ISO 8601 format.
- deliveryDates (Array of Objects): Provides a list of available delivery dates and associated shipping information.
  - deliveryDate (String): The delivery date in ISO 8601 format.
  - shippingLines (Array of Objects): Information about available shipping options for the corresponding delivery date.
    - Follows the same structure as recommendedDeliveryDate.
errors (Array): Contains any errors encountered during the shipping information retrieval process.
succeeded (Boolean): Indicates whether the operation succeeded (true) or not (false).

Are you a Shopify Developer?

We have some exclusive documentations for you!

Start here!