Email promotions reference

This page describes the types used to annotate promotional email and their associated properties. These types and properties are included in a promotional email's header as JSON-LD.

To learn more, review the Email Markup Getting Started guide.

Organization

The Organization type lets you specify a logo to include in the promotion.

Name Type Description
logo ImageObject or URL The logo that displays as an icon for the sender. Recommended to use an HTTPS URL. See best practices for Logo URL.

DiscountOffer

The DiscountOffer type lets you create deal annotations, which promote the details of an offer such as the discount code or expiration date.

Name Type Description
description Text Optional. A short text that displays next to the deal badge icon, such as Free shipping or 20% off. See best practices for the deal badge.
discountCode Text Optional. The discount or promotion code of the offer, such as 20PROMO. See best practices for discount codes.
availabilityStarts DateTime Optional. The date and time when the offer begins in ISO 8601 format, such as 2023-09-25T18:44:37-07:00.
availabilityEnds DateTime Optional. The end date and time of the promotion in ISO 8601 format, such as 2023-10-25T18:44:37-07:00. See best practices for Expiration Date.

PromotionCard

The PromotionCard type lets you include a visual preview of your promotion.

Name Type Description
image ImageObject or URL

Required. The image preview of the email in PNG or JPEG format.

The supported aspect ratios are 4:5, 1:1, and 1.91:1. Images are center-cropped automatically. See best practices for images.

For product carousels, each PromotionCard must have a unique image and use the same aspect ratio.

url URL Required. The URL for the promotion. When users click on the email's image, they are directed to this URL.
headline Text Optional. A 1 to 2-line description of the promotion that is displayed under the image.
price Text

Optional. The price of the promotion. If you set a discountValue, the price displays as the original price of the promotion before the discount is applied.

priceCurrency Text Optional. The currency of the price in 3-letter ISO 4217 format, such as USD. Determines the currency symbol displayed with the price.
discountValue Text

Optional. The amount subtracted from the price to display an adjusted price. The adjusted price is displayed next to the original price.

For example, if the discountValue is set to 25, the price is set to 100, and the priceCurrency is USD, the adjusted price is displayed as $75.

position Text

Optional. The position of the card in the carousel.