Extra runs (pay as you go)

Every plan includes a monthly run allowance - 500 on Free, 5,000 on Starter, 15,000 on Grow, and unlimited on Unlimited. Extra runs let you keep going past that allowance without switching plans: you pay only for the runs you go over.

Turn it on

On the dashboard, find the Extra runs card:

1. Switch on Allow paid extra runs beyond my plan.
2. Optionally set Max extra runs per 30 days - a safety cap so a busy spell can't run up a surprise bill. Leave it blank for no self-limit.
3. Save.

Extra runs are off by default. While off, any run beyond your allowance is turned away until your rolling 30-day total drops back under the limit.

How you're billed

• Only runs above your plan's included allowance are billed - everything within your allowance stays free.
• Test runs, manual runs, and API/MCP runs never count. Only runs from Shopify Flow and Run a function on a schedule use your allowance and can become extra runs.
• Extra runs are billed through Shopify as usage on your regular app subscription, at the rate shown on the app's pricing page, and appear on your Shopify invoice.
• If you set a monthly cap and reach it, extra runs pause (just as when the feature is off) until the window frees up or you raise the cap.

Good to know

• Extra runs use the same rolling 30-day window as your plan allowance, not a calendar month.
• Unlimited plans have no allowance to exceed, so there is nothing to enable.
• Changing your plan changes your included allowance; your Extra runs setting stays as you left it.

Prefer a bigger included allowance instead? Change your plan from the Current plan card on the dashboard.