---
title: DiscountApplicationAllocationMethod - Customer API
description: The method by which the discount's value is allocated onto its entitled lines.
api_version: 2025-01
api_name: customer
type: enum
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/2025-01/enums/DiscountApplicationAllocationMethod
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/2025-01/enums/DiscountApplicationAllocationMethod.md
---

# Discount​Application​Allocation​Method

enum

The method by which the discount's value is allocated onto its entitled lines.

## Valid values

* ACROSS

  The value is spread across all entitled lines.

* EACH

  The value is applied onto every entitled line.

* ONE

  Deprecated

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## Fields

* [Automatic​Discount​Application.​allocation​Method](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/2025-01/objects/AutomaticDiscountApplication#field-allocationMethod)

  OBJECT

  Captures the intentions of a discount that was automatically applied.

* [Discount​Application.​allocation​Method](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/2025-01/interfaces/DiscountApplication#field-allocationMethod)

  INTERFACE

  Captures the intentions of a discount source at the time of application.

* [Discount​Code​Application.​allocation​Method](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/2025-01/objects/DiscountCodeApplication#field-allocationMethod)

  OBJECT

  Captures the intentions of a discount code at the time that it is applied.

* [Manual​Discount​Application.​allocation​Method](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/2025-01/objects/ManualDiscountApplication#field-allocationMethod)

  OBJECT

  Captures the intentions of a discount that was manually created.

* [Script​Discount​Application.​allocation​Method](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/2025-01/objects/ScriptDiscountApplication#field-allocationMethod)

  OBJECT

  Captures the intentions of a discount that was created by a Shopify Script.

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## Map

### Fields with this enum

* <-|[Automatic​Discount​Application.allocationMethod](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/2025-01/objects/AutomaticDiscountApplication#field-allocationMethod)
* <-|[Discount​Code​Application.allocationMethod](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/2025-01/objects/DiscountCodeApplication#field-allocationMethod)
* <-|[Manual​Discount​Application.allocationMethod](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/2025-01/objects/ManualDiscountApplication#field-allocationMethod)
* <-|[Script​Discount​Application.allocationMethod](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/2025-01/objects/ScriptDiscountApplication#field-allocationMethod)