Create a product variation

Use this guide to create a product variation. Variations allow you to set different pricing, descriptions, and offers while sharing the same fulfillment (license, download, etc.) as the original product. Product variations do not impact the original product's pricing or settings, and customers can purchase only one variation at a time.

Create a product variation

Important: Variations inherit all digital fulfillments, tax settings, and product options from the parent. Only override the fields you need to change.

In the FastSpring app, follow these steps:

Go to Catalog > choose Products, Bundles, or Subscriptions.
From that list, select the item you want to add a variant to. The details page opens.
Click the Manage Product menu (top-right) and choose Create Variation.

For bundles, scroll to the bottom of that details page and click Create Variation.
Enter a Product Path for your product variant. The path is used in reporting, URLs, and APIs.

Note: Do not include spaces, punctuation, or special characters. This ID cannot match an existing account ID and cannot be changed after it is created.
Select a Product Type:
- Regular: one-time purchase variation
- Subscription: recurring-billing variation (you can edit subscription settings afterward)
Choose Visibility:
- Public: appears in your store
- Private: only purchasable via product offers or custom checkout links
Confirm: The read-only Based On label at the bottom shows which item you’re cloning.
Click Add.

Add variation to a product offer

Note:
Your variation must be set to Private before you can attach it as an offer.

In the FastSpring app, follow these steps:

Go to Catalog > choose Products, Bundles, or Subscriptions.
From that list, select the item you want to add the offer to. The details page opens.
Open the Related Offers section and click Add > Product Offer.
In the Products field, start typing the name of the variant you want to offer.
Click Save.

Access product variations

To switch between or manage variations:

Go to Catalog > choose Products, Bundles, or Subscriptions.
From that list, select the parent product of your variant. The details page of the parent product opens.
Click the variation selector dropdown in the top-right (next to the Manage Product menu).

The selector dropdown only appears if the product has one or more variations.
Choose a specific variation from the dropdown.
From there, edit or delete individual variations as needed.

See also: Create or copy a product | Add product options | Manage your products