> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.global-e.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Optional features

This chapter documents Global-e capabilities that are **not enabled by default**. Each one ships in the Global-e cartridges as ready-to-use functionality plus a demo implementation, but requires explicit configuration — and usually some project-specific code — before it can be used in production.

Use this section after the core integration ([Setup](/installation-sfcc), [Storefront](/customization-sfcc), [Pricing and promotions](/price-calculation-sfcc), [Checkout and orders](/checkout-flow-sfcc)) is in place.

## At a glance

| Feature | What it adds | Primary audience |
| - | - | - |
| [Gift Cards](/gift-cards-sfcc) | Sell and redeem custom (non-native) gift cards on the Global-e checkout | Dev + BM admin |
| [Native Gift Certificates](/native-gift-certificates-sfcc) | Sell and redeem native SFCC gift certificates on the Global-e checkout | Dev + BM admin |
| [Loyalty Points Cards](/loyalty-points-cards-sfcc) | Earn and redeem loyalty points on the Global-e checkout | Dev + BM admin |
| [Mixed Orders](/mixed-orders-sfcc) | Split a basket into multiple orders by fulfilment hub | Dev + operations |
| [Pay By Link](/pay-by-link-sfcc) | Create an order on behalf of a shopper and send a payment link | Dev + customer service |
| [Commerce API support (OCAPI, SCAPI)](/commerce-api-sfcc) | Run Global-e with a headless (PWA/mobile) storefront | Dev |
| [Services configuration](/services-configuration-sfcc) | Advanced SFCC service credential patterns (multi-account, environment overrides) | Dev + operations |
| [Bonus Products fallback](/bonus-products-sfcc) | Recreate bonus products when an order is rebuilt during failover | Dev + BM admin |
| [Marketing Feeds](/marketing-feeds-sfcc) | Generate converted prices and country/currency-aware links for feeds | Dev |
| [Currency conversion in content](/content-currency-conversion-sfcc) | Convert prices rendered inside content assets, slots, and callouts | Frontend dev |
| [Restricted / forbidden products](/restricted-products-sfcc) | Exclude restricted/forbidden products from search, suggestions, recommendations, and purchase per shipping country | Dev + BM admin |
| [Order status SFTP fallback](/order-status-sftp-fallback-sfcc) | Apply Global-e order status updates from SFTP when the live webhook cannot deliver (requires Global-e enablement) | Dev + operations + Global-e |
| [MID Support](/mid-support-sfcc) | Send Manufacturer's Identification (MID) data to Global-e for qualifying U.S. shipments | Dev + operations |
| [Checkout discount vouchers](/checkout-discount-vouchers-sfcc) | Apply special Global-e checkout vouchers via session / customer-group promotions (no SFCC coupon line item). Percentage discounts only | Dev + BM admin |

## How these features fit together

* **Alternative payments** — [Gift Cards](/gift-cards-sfcc), [Native Gift Certificates](/native-gift-certificates-sfcc), and [Loyalty Points Cards](/loyalty-points-cards-sfcc) share the same provider/strategy framework under `int_globale/cartridge/scripts/globale/alternativePayments/` and the same `Validate` / `Redeem` / `Refund` request flow on the Global-e checkout. The demo implementations are based on SFCC custom objects and are meant to be replaced with a real provider.
* **Order creation variants** — [Mixed Orders](/mixed-orders-sfcc) and [Pay By Link](/pay-by-link-sfcc) change how and when the SFCC order is created. They are **mutually exclusive**: Pay By Link works only with single orders.
* **Architecture** — [Commerce API support](/commerce-api-sfcc) is required for headless storefronts and builds on the `int_globale_headless` cartridge and the OCAPI/SCAPI site preferences described in [Configuration](/configuration-sfcc).
* **Resilience** — [Bonus Products fallback](/bonus-products-sfcc) is part of the order-creation [failover](/failover-sfcc) story. [Order status SFTP fallback](/order-status-sftp-fallback-sfcc) recovers inbound status updates when the live webhook fails (optional; Global-e must enable SFTP export for the merchant).
* **Catalog visibility** — [Restricted / forbidden products](/restricted-products-sfcc) controls where products can be searched, recommended, and purchased per shipping country. The restriction data itself is imported by the default [GlobaleProducts](/globale-products-sfcc) job; the storefront exclusion (search, suggestions, PDP) is what you opt into here.
* **U.S. customs compliance** — [MID Support](/mid-support-sfcc) supplies manufacturer identification metadata on SendCart for qualifying shipments to the United States via the `globale.getPLICustomMetadata` hook.
* **Checkout vouchers without coupons** — [Checkout discount vouchers](/checkout-discount-vouchers-sfcc) map Global-e voucher codes to session-gated SFCC promotions for checkout-only discounts (for example payment-method provider codes). Only **percentage** discounts are supported by the Global-e service.

## Customization and reference

Most of these features expose Global-e custom hooks (`globale.*`). Hook arguments and return values are documented once, in the [Hooks reference](/hooks-sfcc); the pages here link to the relevant hooks rather than repeating them. Site preferences and custom object types are catalogued in the [Metadata reference](/metadata-sfcc).

## See also

* [Supported features](/supported-features-sfcc)
* [Customization](/customization-sfcc)
* [Hooks reference](/hooks-sfcc) · [Metadata reference](/metadata-sfcc)