Can I sell Windows, Office or Steam keys, or digital gift cards?

Yes. You import the keys bought from your supplier and the module hands them out one by one to paid orders. The license API is not needed for this, it is meant for publishers who build a license check into their own software.

What happens when I run out of keys?

The order is saved and set to Waiting for keys. The customer receives an email explaining the delay, and the key goes out automatically at the next import. With stock sync enabled, the product shows as out of stock as soon as no key is free, and the low stock alert warns you before that.

Can someone read the keys if they get hold of my database?

No. Keys are encrypted with AES-256 using a key that combines the cookie key stored in the shop files and a module secret stored in the database. A copy of the database alone cannot read them. When you migrate the shop, keep the PrestaShop parameters file.

How do I replace a key that does not work?

On the order page, click Replace next to the key. It is revoked and a new key from the stock is emailed to the customer. The faulty key stays in the history and is never sold again.

Does the customer need an account to get their keys?

No. Keys arrive by email and are shown on the confirmation page. A guest customer also finds them through guest order tracking, linked from the email.

Does the module work with my payment module?

Yes, delivery is triggered by order statuses, whatever the payment method. Statuses flagged as paid are selected at installation, and you can add or remove some.

Sell License Keys on PrestaShop 8 & 9

Sell License Keys and Digital Products on PrestaShop 8 & 9

Keys delivered the moment payment is confirmed, a stock that never oversells and an API your software uses to check its license.

PrestaShop can sell a virtual product with a file, but not a different license key for each customer. This module manages a key stock that you import or that it generates itself, and assigns keys to the order as soon as it reaches a paid status. The customer receives them by email, finds them in their account and downloads the attached file through a personal link limited in number of downloads. For software publishers, a license API checks the key, limits the number of activated devices and enforces the expiry date.

At a glance

Key stock imported by pasting, TXT or CSV, encrypted with AES-256 and deduplicated
Automatic delivery by email, in the customer account and on the order confirmation page
Pattern-based key generator, alongside the stock or instead of it
Downloadable file through a personal link, with download limit and expiry
License API: validation, per-device activation, validity period

PrestaShop 8 & 9 AES-256 encrypted keys License API 8 languages

30-day refund

12 months updates

24h support

The long version

Everything you'd want to know before you install.

A detailed look at how Sell License Keys and Digital Products on PrestaShop 8 & 9 works, why we built it the way we did, and the thinking behind the features above.

§ 01

What PrestaShop does not do with virtual products

A PrestaShop virtual product can carry a downloadable file, identical for every buyer. For a Windows key, a software license, a game code or access to an online course, each customer must receive a unique code, and that code must never be sent twice. Without a module, the merchant sends keys by hand, order after order, with the delays and mistakes that come with it.

§ 02

A key stock filled in seconds

Paste the list of keys received from your supplier or drop a TXT or CSV file: duplicates are skipped, each key is encrypted before being saved, and a batch label (a supplier invoice number, for example) lets you find or export them later. If you publish your own software, the generator creates keys from your pattern, in batches or on the fly for each order.

§ 03

Delivery that goes out by itself, at the right time

The module waits for the order to reach a paid status. It then assigns the keys, sends the email in the order language and shows them in the customer account. An order missing keys is put on hold and served automatically at the next import, in order of arrival. A cancellation or a refund revokes the keys and blocks downloads.

§ 04

Protected files and counted downloads

The file (installer, PDF, archive) is stored in the PrestaShop download folder and is never reachable directly. Each order line gets a personal link that checks the download limit and the expiry date before sending the file. The counter is updated atomically, and the order page in the back office lists the latest downloads with their IP address.

§ 05

An API for software publishers

Enable the API and your software can check a key, activate it on a computer and deactivate it. You set the maximum number of devices per key and the license validity on the product page. The JSON reply gives the status, the expiry date and the activations used. The full reference, with a curl example, is shown in the module settings.

Sell License Keys and Digital Products on PrestaShop 8 & 9

The short version.

Delivered as soon as payment is confirmed

A stock that never oversells

Your software checks its license

Customers manage their licenses themselves

Everything you'd want to know before you install.