> ## Documentation Index
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# Configure delivery types and checkout options
> Control which fulfillment methods appear at checkout, set account requirements, and configure industry-specific prep times, booking durations, and tax settings.
Checkout settings live under **Platform Settings** and control what your customers see and can do during the checkout process. These settings are split into three areas: checkout options (delivery types and account requirements), industry-specific settings that vary by your store type, and regional settings that affect currency, language, and measurement display throughout the checkout flow.
## Delivery types
The **Delivery Types** setting controls which fulfillment options are presented to customers at checkout. The options available depend on the industry type you selected during onboarding.
Retail stores can offer the following delivery types:
| Value | Label | Description |
| ---------- | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| `delivery` | Standard shipping | Customer receives the order at their address. |
| `pickup` | In-store pickup | Customer collects the order from your location. |
During provisioning, retail stores that have not selected delivery types default to `["pickup"]`.
On-demand stores (food, craft, and similar) can offer three fulfillment modes:
| Value | Label | Description |
| ---------- | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `delivery` | Express delivery | Order is delivered to the customer's address. |
| `pickup` | Curbside pickup | Customer picks up the order from the curb. |
| `table` | Dine-in | Customer is seated and places an order at the table. |
On-demand stores default to `["delivery", "pickup"]` if no types are selected.
Booking stores use appointment-based fulfillment:
| Value | Label | Description |
| --------- | ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `on-site` | On-site appointment | The service takes place at your physical location. |
| `online` | Online session | The session takes place remotely over video or another digital channel. |
You can update enabled delivery types at any time from **Admin → Settings → Checkout**. Removing a delivery type hides it from the checkout page immediately.
## Account requirement
The **Require Account** setting controls whether customers must create or log in to an account to complete checkout.
| Value | Behavior |
| ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `true` | Customers must have an account. Guest checkout is not available. |
| `false` | Customers can check out without creating an account. *(Default)* |
All new stores are provisioned with `requireAccount: false`. Enable it only if collecting customer accounts is essential to your order workflow.
## Industry-specific settings
Cartble applies additional checkout settings based on your store's industry type. These appear automatically in **Admin → Settings** for the relevant industry.
These settings apply to on-demand stores (food, craft, etc.):
| Setting | Default | Description |
| --------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Default prep time** | 15 minutes | The preparation time shown to customers after they place an order. Applies when an individual item does not specify its own prep time. |
| **Accepting orders** | On | When turned off, your store stops accepting new orders. Use this to temporarily pause order intake during busy periods or closures. |
To pause order intake, go to **Admin → Settings** and toggle **Accepting Orders** off.
These settings apply to booking stores (service-based, rentals, etc.):
| Setting | Default | Description |
| ---------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Buffer time** | 10 minutes | The gap between consecutive appointments. Prevents back-to-back bookings without a break. |
| **Default session duration** | 30 minutes | The default length of a booking slot shown to customers when selecting an appointment time. |
These settings apply to retail stores:
| Setting | Default | Description |
| ------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Tax included in price** | Off | When on, product prices displayed at checkout already include tax. When off, tax is calculated and shown separately at checkout. |
## Regional settings
Regional settings are configured during onboarding and can be updated from **Admin → Settings → Regional**. They affect how prices, dates, and units are displayed throughout the checkout experience.
| Setting | Description |
| ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Currency** | The currency used for all prices at checkout (for example, BRL or USD). |
| **Language** | The storefront language (Portuguese or English). Determines the language of checkout labels and notices. |
| **Timezone** | The timezone used for order timestamps and scheduling. Defaults to `America/Sao_Paulo` for Portuguese stores and `UTC` for English stores. |
| **Measurement system** | Controls unit display: metric (kilograms, centimeters) or imperial (pounds, inches). Defaults to metric for Portuguese stores and imperial for English stores. |
Changing `currency` after your store has live orders may cause inconsistencies in historical order totals. Update currency before you begin processing orders.