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Localized Fields API

Requires access to protected customer data for some properties.

The API for interacting with localized fields.

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The base API object provided to purchase extension targets.

Anchor to localizedFields localizedFields StatefulRemoteSubscribable<[]>: The API for reading additional fields that are required in checkout under certain circumstances. For example, some countries require additional fields for customs information or tax identification numbers.

LocalizedField

key
```
LocalizedFieldKey
```
title
```
string
```
value
```
string
```

LocalizedFieldKey

A union of keys for the localized fields that are required by certain countries.

'SHIPPING_CREDENTIAL_BR' | 'SHIPPING_CREDENTIAL_CL' | 'SHIPPING_CREDENTIAL_CN' | 'SHIPPING_CREDENTIAL_CO' | 'SHIPPING_CREDENTIAL_CR' | 'SHIPPING_CREDENTIAL_EC' | 'SHIPPING_CREDENTIAL_ES' | 'SHIPPING_CREDENTIAL_GT' | 'SHIPPING_CREDENTIAL_ID' | 'SHIPPING_CREDENTIAL_KR' | 'SHIPPING_CREDENTIAL_MY' | 'SHIPPING_CREDENTIAL_MX' | 'SHIPPING_CREDENTIAL_PE' | 'SHIPPING_CREDENTIAL_PT' | 'SHIPPING_CREDENTIAL_PY' | 'SHIPPING_CREDENTIAL_TR' | 'SHIPPING_CREDENTIAL_TW' | 'SHIPPING_CREDENTIAL_TYPE_CO' | 'TAX_CREDENTIAL_BR' | 'TAX_CREDENTIAL_CL' | 'TAX_CREDENTIAL_CO' | 'TAX_CREDENTIAL_CR' | 'TAX_CREDENTIAL_EC' | 'TAX_CREDENTIAL_ES' | 'TAX_CREDENTIAL_GT' | 'TAX_CREDENTIAL_ID' | 'TAX_CREDENTIAL_IT' | 'TAX_CREDENTIAL_MX' | 'TAX_CREDENTIAL_MY' | 'TAX_CREDENTIAL_PE' | 'TAX_CREDENTIAL_PT' | 'TAX_CREDENTIAL_PY' | 'TAX_CREDENTIAL_TR' | 'TAX_CREDENTIAL_TYPE_CO' | 'TAX_CREDENTIAL_TYPE_MX' | 'TAX_CREDENTIAL_USE_MX' | 'TAX_EMAIL_IT'

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useLocalizedFields(
keys
)

Returns the current localized fields and re-renders your component if the values change.

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[]

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useLocalizedField(
key
)

Returns the current localized field or undefined for the specified localized field key and re-renders your component if the value changes.

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| undefined

Examples

import {

reactExtension,

useBuyerJourneyIntercept,

useLocalizedFields,

} from '@shopify/ui-extensions-react/checkout';

export default reactExtension(

'purchase.checkout.block.render',

() => <Extension />,

);

function Extension() {

// 1. Access localized field values

const localizedFields = useLocalizedFields([

'TAX_CREDENTIAL_BR',

]);

// 2. Access localized field values

const taxIdField = localizedFields?.[0];

// 3. Validate localized field values

useBuyerJourneyIntercept(

({canBlockProgress}) => {

return canBlockProgress &&

taxIdField &&

(!taxIdField.value ||

taxIdField.value.length > 10)

? {

behavior: 'block',

reason: 'Invalid tax ID',

errors: [

{

message: `${taxIdField.title} is required and

cannot exceed 10 characters in length`,

// Show an error under the field

target: `$.cart.localizedField.${taxIdField.key}`,

}

: {

behavior: 'allow',

};

);

}

Examples

Read localized fields

React

import {
  reactExtension,
  useBuyerJourneyIntercept,
  useLocalizedFields,
} from '@shopify/ui-extensions-react/checkout';

export default reactExtension(
  'purchase.checkout.block.render',
  () => <Extension />,
);

function Extension() {
  // 1. Access localized field values
  const localizedFields = useLocalizedFields([
    'TAX_CREDENTIAL_BR',
  ]);

  // 2. Access localized field values
  const taxIdField = localizedFields?.[0];

  // 3. Validate localized field values
  useBuyerJourneyIntercept(
    ({canBlockProgress}) => {
      return canBlockProgress &&
        taxIdField &&
        (!taxIdField.value ||
          taxIdField.value.length > 10)
        ? {
            behavior: 'block',
            reason: 'Invalid tax ID',
            errors: [
              {
                message: `${taxIdField.title} is required and
                cannot exceed 10 characters in length`,
                // Show an error under the field
                target: `$.cart.localizedField.${taxIdField.key}`,
              },
            ],
          }
        : {
            behavior: 'allow',
          };
    },
  );
}

JavaScript

import {extension} from '@shopify/ui-extensions/checkout';

// 1. Choose an extension target
export default extension(
  'purchase.checkout.block.render',
  (root, {buyerJourney, localizedFields}) => {
    let taxIdField;

    localizedFields?.subscribe(
      (localizedFields) => {
        // 2. Access localized field values
        taxIdField = localizedFields?.find(
          ({key}) =>
            key.startsWith('TAX_CREDENTIAL'),
        );
      },
    );

    // 3. Validate localized field values
    buyerJourney.intercept(
      ({canBlockProgress}) => {
        return canBlockProgress &&
          taxIdField &&
          (!taxIdField.value ||
            taxIdField.value.length > 10)
          ? {
              behavior: 'block',
              reason: 'Invalid tax ID',
              errors: [
                {
                  message: `${taxIdField.title} is required and
                  cannot exceed 10 characters in length`,
                  // Show an error under the field
                  target: `$.cart.localizedField.${taxIdField.key}`,
                },
              ],
            }
          : {
              behavior: 'allow',
            };
      },
    );
  },
);