{"section":"announcements","requestedLocale":"en","requestedSlug":"2026-07-01-delivery-promise-in-open-beta","locale":"en","slug":"2026-07-01-delivery-promise-in-open-beta","path":"docs/en/announcements/2026/july/2026-07-01-delivery-promise-in-open-beta.md","branch":"main","content":"VTEX is releasing the [Delivery Promise](https://help.vtex.com/docs/tutorials/delivery-promise-beta) feature in open beta, which allows buyers to see, while browsing, only the products they can actually purchase, considering inventory availability and the [delivery options](https://help.vtex.com/docs/tutorials/delivery-options-beta) valid for the delivery address provided.\n\nBy knowing the buyer's location from the very start of the journey, the store can display a more precise and relevant assortment, including information about delivery times and available shipping methods from the earliest stages of the purchase.\n\n## What has changed?\n\nWith Delivery Promise, the shopping experience now takes the buyer's location into account from the very start of the journey. The main updates include:\n\n- Displaying only the products that can be delivered to the buyer's address.\n- Filters that let you refine your search by delivery and pickup options, shipping times (such as same-day or next-day), and nearby pickup points.\n- Greater visibility into the catalog of sellers that meet the buyer's delivery criteria.\n- Increased visibility of physical stores to buyers through pickup filters at nearby pickup points.\n\n## What needs to be done?\n\nIn the open beta phase, interested merchants can test the feature by contacting [our Support team](https://help.vtex.com/support). To use it, you need to:\n\n- Use [Intelligent Search](https://help.vtex.com/docs/tutorials/intelligent-search-overview).\n- Use [Delivery Options](https://help.vtex.com/docs/tutorials/delivery-options-beta) for navigation filters.\n- Make sure external sellers implement the [Delivery Promise Notification API](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/api-reference/delivery-promise-notification-api).\n- Know the buyer's location from the very beginning of the buying journey through automatic capture via a browser plugin, inference from the device's IP address, or the address provided by the buyer.\n\nTo learn more about how to configure and use this feature, check the main article [Delivery Promise (Beta)](https://help.vtex.com/docs/tutorials/delivery-promise-beta) and the additional materials below:\n\n* [Delivery Promise: FAQ](https://help.vtex.com/docs/tutorials/delivery-promise-faq)\n* [Setting up Delivery Promise components (Beta)](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/guides/setting-up-delivery-promise-components)\n* [Delivery Promise for FastStore](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/guides/faststore/features-delivery-promise)\n* [Delivery Promise for headless stores (Beta)](https://developers.vtex.com/docs/guides/delivery-promise-for-headless-stores)\n* [Delivery Promise Library](https://www.figma.com/community/file/1545494767147168145)"}