# How to create a Scheduled Digital Product?

Do you want to sell a digital product that is delivered on a **specific date and time**?\
Whether it’s a digital magazine released on a launch date, a seasonal product, or a scheduled event recording — this feature is made for you!

In this guide, we’ll walk you through the steps to set up a **Scheduled Digital Product** with Big Digital Download.

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#### 🛠️ Steps to create your Scheduled Digital Product

1. From your **Shopify admin**, click on **Apps** on the left panel.
2. Select **Big Digital Download**.
3. Go to the **Digital Products** section.
4. Click on **Create Digital Product**.
5. Choose **Scheduled Digital Product**.

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#### 🔗 Link your Shopify product

This step is required.

Under **Product name**, click **Select a product** and choose the Shopify product you want to connect to this scheduled delivery.

Once selected, the product name will automatically match the Shopify product you’ve chosen.

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#### ⏱️ Set product delivery limits

You’ll now see a few configuration options:

* **Limit download in time**\
  → Allow customers to download the file only for a certain number of days.
* **Limit download per order**\
  → Limit the number of times a customer can download the file.
* **After delivery, we...**\
  Decide what happens **after** the scheduled delivery date:
  1. ✅ **Keep digital product available after delivery date**\
     → The product will remain available for purchase.
  2. ❌ **Set digital product out of stock after delivery date**\
     → The product will be automatically marked as unavailable.

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#### 📅 Schedule the delivery date

This is where the magic happens! You’ll select **when** your digital product should be sent:

* Choose the **specific day, hour, and minute** the digital file will be emailed to your customer.
* You can also select:
  * **Time display format**: 12-hour (AM/PM) or 24-hour
  * **Timezone** (e.g. America/New\_York, Europe/London)

🕓 Example:\
**Scheduled delivery date**: Tue 6Aug 2025, 07:00 AM (America/New\_York)

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Once set, the customer will receive their digital file automatically by email on that exact date and time. No manual actions needed!

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#### ✅ Summary

| Setting                        | What it does                                      |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------- |
| Product name                   | Connects to your Shopify product                  |
| Limit download in time         | Sets a time window for downloads                  |
| Limit download per order       | Restricts the number of downloads per customer    |
| After delivery options         | Choose to keep or remove product after delivery   |
| Scheduled delivery date & time | Defines exactly when the product is sent by email |

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#### 💡 Pro Tip

This is perfect for product launches, timed releases, online courses, or anything where you want to **control exactly when your customer receives their digital file**.


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