How to Add a Countdown Timer to Shopify Email

June 14, 2026 • How-To • PicTimer Team

If you sell on Shopify, a countdown timer in Shopify Email is one of the easiest urgency levers you can add to campaigns. The most reliable method is still a hosted image timer.

How to Add a Countdown Timer to Shopify Email

Create the countdown in PicTimer.
Copy the live email image URL.
Insert an image block in Shopify Email.
Paste the timer URL and link it to your collection, product, or promo page.

Best Shopify Timer Campaigns

Flash sale announcements
Launch day campaigns
Restock reminders
Cart-close or bonus-expiration emails

For ecommerce, fixed timers are often the simplest choice because the offer truly ends at the same time for everyone. But evergreen timers can still work in flows like abandoned cart or welcome series. See Evergreen vs. Fixed Timers.

You can also pair this with the broader strategy in How to Include a Countdown Timer in an Email. For adjacent ecommerce and promo planning, see Online Countdown Timer and How to Add a Countdown Timer to Mailchimp.