Beta Features

In this document, you’ll learn about the current beta features in Medusa and how to enable them. This can include features that are hidden by a feature flag, or available by installing beta versions of some packages.

Product Categories

Organize products into categories of different hierarchies. You can have as many nested categories as necessary. You can also showcase the categories on your storefront.

Check out the product categories documentation for more details on this feature.

How to Enable Product Categories

To enable product categories you can either:

1. Set the MEDUSA_FF_PRODUCT_CATEGORIES environment variable to true.
2. Or set the product_categories key in the Medusa backend's featureFlags setting to true.

You can learn more about enabling it in the feature flags documentation.

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Tax-Inclusive Pricing

Specify prices with taxes included. Medusa then takes care of calculating the tax amount applied in each region.

Check out the tax-inclusive pricing documentation for more details on this feature.

How to Enable Tax-Inclusive Pricing

To enable tax-inclusive pricing you can either:

1. Set the MEDUSA_FF_TAX_INCLUSIVE_PRICING environment variable to true.
2. Or set the tax_inclusive_pricing key in the Medusa backend's featureFlags setting to true.

You can learn more about enabling it in the feature flags documentation.

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Order Editing

Tip

This feature is enabled by default.

Edit orders in your store by adding, updating, or deleting items in the order. You can also require customer confirmation of the order edit and process payment, such as authorizing additional payment or refunding the difference from the original payment.

Check out the order edits documentation for more details on this feature.

How to Enable Order Editing

To enable order editing you can either:

1. Set the MEDUSA_FF_ORDER_EDITING environment variable to true.
2. Or set the order_editing key in the Medusa backend's featureFlags setting to true.

You can learn more about enabling it in the feature flags documentation.

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Sales Channels

Tip

This feature is enabled by default.

Support an omnichannel experience by specifying product availability in various sales channels.

Check out the sales channels documentation for more details on this feature.

How to Enable Sales Channels

To enable sales channels you can either:

1. Set the MEDUSA_FF_SALES_CHANNELS environment variable to true.
2. Or set the sales_channels key in the Medusa backend's featureFlags setting to true.

You can learn more about enabling it in the feature flags documentation.

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Publishable API Keys

Tip

This feature is enabled by default.

Create API keys that can be used by storefront clients, such as websites or mobile apps, to specify the context and resources associated with your request. Publishable API keys promote an omnichannel experience managed through the admin.

Check out the publishable API keys documentation for more details on this feature.

How to Enable Publishable API Keys

To enable publishable API keys you can either:

1. Set the MEDUSA_FF_PUBLISHABLE_API_KEYS environment variable to true.
2. Or set the publishable_api_keys key in the Medusa backend's featureFlags setting to true.

You can learn more about enabling it in the feature flags documentation.