Run a Giveaway during your show to offer an item for free to viewers. Giveaways help you thank your viewers and keep them engaged during a show.
You can start a Giveaway while hosting a show in the Whatnot app or on whatnot.com.
On this page:
How Giveaways work
- Giveaways run for 5 minutes to give viewers time to enter.
- You can end a Giveaway early to draw a winner, or let the timer finish.
- Viewers must be in your show when the winner is drawn to win.
- A winner is randomly selected and announced publicly during your show.
- Once a Giveaway starts, it can’t be paused or canceled
- You can only run one Giveaway at a time
Tip: Only sellers can see the Giveaway countdown timer.
For more details, check out Giveaways Overview.
How to run a Giveaway
Run a Giveaway on the app
- From your show, tap the Shop icon in the bottom-right corner.
- From your show's inventory, tap the Giveaway tab.
- (Optional) Create a Giveaway listing if you don’t already have one.
- Next to your listing, tap
Run Giveaway.
- Choose to:
- Wait for the 5-minute timer to finish; a winner is drawn automatically.
- Tap the Giveaway box > End Giveaway to draw a winner early.
Run a Giveaway on web
- From whatnot.com, open the Shows page in Seller Hub.
- Open your active show.
- In the left panel, click the Giveaways tab.
- (Optional) Create a Giveaway listing if you don’t already have one.
- Next to your listing, click
- Choose to:
- Wait for the 5-minute timer to finish; a winner is drawn automatically.
- Click End Giveaway in the right panel to draw a winner early.
After the giveaway
Once the Giveaway ends:
- An order is created for the winner
- The winner can find the order in their Activity tab
- You’ll see it in your Shipments page in Seller Hub
The item may ship on its own or be bundled with other unshipped items for that buyer.
Make sure you ship the Giveaway item within the 2-business-day window.
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