In draft-order mode, the buyer pays the deposit through a Shopify invoice. The balance is sent later as a second invoice on the due date. No card is saved, so it works with any payment method your store accepts, including PayFast, Mollie and local providers.
The widget on your store and your deposit amount stay the same. Only the way the balance is billed changes.
Where to find it
Depositly → Purchase options → your offer → Offer terms
If your gateway can't save cards: Payment gateway → Create in draft-order mode (or Switch to draft-order mode on an existing offer).
Otherwise: Deposit mode → Using another payment provider? Switch to draft-order mode.
How to set it up
Open Purchase options and create or open an offer.
On Offer terms, click the draft-order mode button.
Under Balance due date, choose a date or a number of days after checkout.
Click Save.
If you edit an existing offer, save or discard your changes before you switch.
What happens after the order
The buyer pays the deposit. Shopify turns the deposit invoice into a normal paid order.
On the due date, the buyer gets an invoice for the balance.
When they pay it, it becomes a second order.
In Orders & balances, these balances show an Invoice label.
You can also take the balance at your till: open the draft order in Shopify POS → Drafts. The balance closes by itself once it's paid.
Useful settings
These are in Depositly → Settings → Storefront and only work in draft-order mode:
Let the theme add to cart first: turn on if you use product-option or price-calculator apps (Globo, Easify, Calculator AI). The deposit then includes the configured price and add-ons.
Send buyers straight to the deposit payment: turn off if your cart asks buyers to fill something in first, like a delivery date or a terms checkbox.
Good to know
Draft-order mode can't use On fulfillment for the balance.
A fixed deposit on a cart offer needs draft-order mode, so the fixed amount is taken once per order, not once per item.
Unpaid drafts stay in Shopify's Drafts until they expire.