Is it now always required to use shipping?

[qFlensT]

Before Medusa v2.5, I didn't use anything at all that had anything to do with shipping since my main product is digital goods that are given to the user manually via messengers after payment is made.

At the moment it is not possible to create a product without specifying a shipping profile, same it is not possible to complete the cart without specifying a shipping method (and creating it accordingly), as the server responds with an error that it is not possible to complete the cart because there are products in it that need shipping.

[fPolic]

hey @qFlensT, after 2.5 products are required to have a shipping profile, you can run migrations to set products to a default shipping profile. Shipping method is required on a cart if items in the cart require shipping. A cart can be completed without a shipping method if the variant's inventory item(s) don't require shipping.

[qFlensT]

You can pass require_shipping flag as an override. I realised we don't validate the flag properly in the HTTP layer so I opened a PR with a fix. After the PR is merged you will be able to pass requires_shipping: false when adding items to a cart which will allow cart completion without a shipping method.

EDIT: for now yes, we have to discuss a few more things internally, but I'll post an update here

Okay, thx. Waiting for an update

[qFlensT]

You can pass require_shipping flag as an override. I realised we don't validate the flag properly in the HTTP layer so I opened a PR with a fix. After the PR is merged you will be able to pass requires_shipping: false when adding items to a cart which will allow cart completion without a shipping method.

EDIT: for now yes, we have to discuss a few more things internally, but I'll post an update here

Hello 👋! Any updates?

[irab]

Yes, keen to see where this lands. Selling a physical product that requires pickup from stores only, no delivery.

[fPolic]

Hey guys, in the next release, product shipping profiles will be made optional. When adding a product without a shipping profile to a cart, that item won't require shipping (unless the managed inventory items specify it).

[qFlensT]

Hey guys, in the next release, product shipping profiles will be made optional. When adding a product without a shipping profile to a cart, that item won't require shipping (unless the managed inventory items specify it).

Great! Thanks 😉