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Email someone when a certain product is purchased

This task sends an email notification, immediately after an order is paid - if a product in the order has a title matching the product title you configure. Optionally, configure this task with a delay, in days, to wait before sending the email. (The task will not send any emails for orders that have since been cancelled.)

Runs Occurs whenever an order is paid. Configuration includes product title, email address, email subject, email body, reply to email address, and number of days to wait before emailing.

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This task sends an email notification, immediately after an order is paid - if a product in the order has a title matching the product title you configure. Optionally, configure this task with a delay, in days, to wait before sending the email. (The task will not send any emails for orders that have since been cancelled.)

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{% assign delay_days = options.number_of_days_to_wait_before_emailing__number %}
shopify/orders/paid{% if delay_days != blank %}+{{ delay_days }}.days{% endif %}
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Options
product title (required), email address (required), email subject (required), email body (multiline, required), reply to email address, number of days to wait before emailing (number)
Code
{% unless event.preview %}
  {% assign order = order.reload %}
{% endunless %}

{% assign order_qualifies = false %}

{% for line_item in order.line_items %}
  {% if line_item.product.title == options.product_title__required %}
    {% assign order_qualifies = true %}
    {% break %}
  {% endif %}
{% endfor %}

{% if order.cancelled_at != blank %}
  {% assign order_qualifies = false %}
{% endif %}

{% if event.preview or order_qualifies %}
  {% action "email" %}
    {
      "to": {{ options.email_address__required | json }},
      "subject": {{ options.email_subject__required | json }},
      "body": {{ options.email_body__multiline_required | strip | newline_to_br | json }},
      "reply_to": {{ options.reply_to_email_address | json }},
      "from_display_name": {{ shop.name | json }}
    }
  {% endaction %}
{% endif %}
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