# Hide express checkout options > Hide express checkout buttons like Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal or Shop Pay at checkout, for all shoppers or only some. Source: https://backtrackhq.com/docs/rules/hide-express-checkout/ "Hide express checkout options at the checkout page." Express options are the quick payment buttons, like Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal and Shop Pay. For example, hide them for subscription products or for large carts. > **Note:** This works on all Shopify plans except Shopify Starter. > You don't need Shopify Plus to hide express payment methods. ## Before you start - Decide if you want to hide all express options, or only some. - The two "(One-page checkout)" actions need one-page checkout and a manual setup in your Shopify settings. See [Actions](#actions). ## Set it up 1. **Open Rules and click Create rule.** (Screenshot: The Rules page with the Create rule button) 2. **Under Payment, find Hide express checkout options and click Select.** (Screenshot: The Choose rule type page with the Hide express checkout options card) On the rule page, name the rule, or click **Start from a use case** to fill in the whole form. The name is for your reference only. Shoppers don't see it. See [Start from a use case](https://backtrackhq.com/docs/building-rules/use-cases/). 3. **Add your conditions under When at checkout.** For example **Product tags** has any of these values `subscription`. Use **Always** to hide for every checkout. Express rules have no **Rule sets** card. See [Conditions, groups and blocks](https://backtrackhq.com/docs/building-rules/conditions-and-groups/). (Screenshot: An express rule block with the Always condition and Hide all express payment methods) 4. **Pick an action and the express methods.** For example choose **Hide all express payment methods**. The list **Express payment methods to be hidden** shows what it covers. The card also shows a small checkout preview and explains **When this rule will apply?**. (Screenshot: The express action with the list of methods to hide) 5. **Save it as a draft, test it, then activate it.** In the **Status** card, choose **Draft** and save. Then go to checkout on your store and enter the [test email](https://backtrackhq.com/docs/get-started/test-before-going-live/) from the rule's **Status** card. Only this email sees a draft rule. For the "new user" action, test in a browser where you have never opened your store. (Screenshot: The Status card set to Draft with the test email hint) When it works, choose **Activate** in the **Status** card and save. ## Actions ### Hide all express payment methods Hides every express payment method. Works on any checkout layout. ### For new user hide all express payment methods (One-page checkout) "Targets first-time visitors only." It hides the express buttons at the top of checkout until the shipping address and a shipping method are selected. The payment section options stay visible. It needs manual payment methods named exactly `AmazonPay`, `PayPal` or `ShopPay`, to match your active methods. The card lists the setup steps under **\*Required manual payment method setup**. Shoppers can't use these manual methods. They are swapped for the real ones once shipping is filled in. ### For any user hide all express payment methods (One-page checkout) "Applies to any visitor, even returning ones." The express buttons stay hidden until the shopper selects a shipping method, then they come back at the top. It needs a manual shipping rate named exactly `Select a delivery method`. The card lists the steps under **\*Required manual shipping rate setup**. ### Hide all express payment methods except Hides every express method except the ones you pick under **Exceptional payment methods**. ### Show all express payment methods except Shows the express methods, except the ones you pick under **Exceptional payment methods**. ### Hide the payment methods added below Hides the payment methods you add by name. "This rule will apply on any step of the checkout page that matches the payment list added below for all customers on any order." ### Only show the payment methods added below Shows only the payment methods you add by name, and hides the rest. > **Tip:** To hide a method from both the express buttons and the > payment list, use two rule blocks. Give one an express hide action, > and the other **Hide the payment methods added below**. ## Settings (Screenshot: The Hide express checkout options rule page with its settings cards) ### Express payment methods to be hidden A read-only list that shows which express methods the hide action covers: Amazon Pay, PayPal, Shopify Payments, Stripe and Klarna. ### Exceptional payment methods The express methods to keep (with **Hide all express payment methods except**) or to hide (with **Show all express payment methods except**). ### Payment method name For the "added below" actions. Each row has a match type and a name. Options: Contains, Is. Default: Contains. ### Status Options: Draft, Activate, Deactivate. ## Examples Open **Start from a use case** on the rule page and pick one of these: - **Hide express for subscription products:** hides express checkout when the cart has products tagged `subscription`. - **Hide express for high-value carts:** makes shoppers use the full checkout for large orders. - **Hide all express payments at checkout:** removes all express payment buttons from checkout. ## Limits - "For logged in customers this customization only work on their first order." - "Carts that do not require shipping is not compatible with this customization." - The two "(One-page checkout)" actions apply to one-page checkout. On three-page checkout there is no top express section. Use **Hide all express payment methods** or one of the "except" actions. - "Payment rules don't support draft orders." and "Payment rules aren't compatible with Shop Pay." See [Limits](https://backtrackhq.com/docs/rules/limits/).