Buyer-led purchasing
The person who understands the requirement builds the cart in the storefront.
Shopify B2B purchase approval
Put internal approval between a B2B cart and checkout
Company buyers build carts in the storefront, submit them to an approver, and return to the exact approved cart before checkout.
The problem
Shopify B2B buying can need an internal sign-off
A buyer may be authorized to shop for a company without being authorized to commit every purchase. ApproveCart adds that missing checkpoint without asking the merchant to rebuild the order manually.
Company accountability
An assigned approver reviews the purchase for the same B2B company.
Checkout enforcement
The approval state is checked again when the buyer reaches checkout.
End-to-end flow
One request, one decision, one protected cart
The workflow stays connected to the buyer, company, approver, and requested cart throughout the decision.
- 1
Buyer builds a cart
The buyer shops with their Shopify B2B company account.
- 2
Approver reviews the exact request
Products, variants, quantities, subtotal, and the reason for approval are visible.
- 3
Approved buyer completes checkout
The buyer restores the cart and checkout protection validates it again.
Buyer experience
Submit the cart with useful context
The buyer sees why approval is required, selects an available company approver, and can include a note. A pending request can be withdrawn if the purchase is no longer needed.
- Uses the signed-in Shopify B2B company context
- Shows the effective spend limit and matched rules
- Keeps request status visible to the buyer
Approver experience
Make the decision with the cart in view
An active approver for the same company reviews the products, variants, quantities, subtotal, buyer context, and note. The decision remains part of the request history.
- Approve or reject a pending request
- Manage requests for multiple buyers in the company
- Keep buyer and decision context together
After approval
The buyer completes the purchase
The buyer restores the approved cart and returns to checkout. ApproveCart confirms the approval is active, belongs to the buyer, and still matches the protected cart values.
Changes that require another request
- A different variant or quantity
- A changed subtotal, including a discount that changes it
- A different checkout currency
- An expired, rejected, or withdrawn approval
Approval triggers
Require approval for the reason that matters
Spend thresholds cover the common policy. Growth adds rules for product, collection, company, location, customer role or tag, total, and line quantity conditions.
Spend limits
Apply a default policy, a company policy, or an individual buyer override.
Explore spend limitsAdvanced rules
Target particular products, collections, companies, locations, roles, tags, totals, or quantities on Growth.
Read rule documentationOperational record
Keep the request history attached to the decision
ApproveCart stores request state, buyer and approver context, requested line items, notes, timestamps, and the resulting order reference when available.
This provides an application-level audit trail for the approval workflow. It is not a replacement for your organization's accounting, procurement, or legal record-keeping requirements.
Review stored dataPurchase approval FAQ
How the workflow behaves
Can a Shopify B2B buyer request approval before checkout?
Yes. ApproveCart lets a signed-in buyer submit the current cart to a company approver before the buyer can continue to checkout.
What does the approver review?
The approver sees the requested products, variants, quantities, subtotal, buyer, company context, and the buyer's note.
Can a buyer change an approved cart?
Protected cart values must still match. A variant, quantity, subtotal, or currency change invalidates the approval and requires a new request.
Can a rejected request be reopened?
No. The rejected request remains in the history, but the buyer can update the cart and create a new request.
Who bypasses the approval workflow?
An active company approver does not need approval for their own cart in that company.
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Add internal purchase approval before checkout
Install ApproveCart B2B, configure company approvers and buyer thresholds, then test the workflow with a Shopify B2B company account.