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Ecommerce flexibility starts here. Use off-the-shelf features bundled with any BigCommerce plan or compose a custom stack that fits the needs of your company and customers.

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Announcement

Catalyst Update: Current State & Where We're Headed

There are some big & exciting changes coming to Catalyst and we want to give everyone a preview of the scope of the changes, why we’re making them, and what value you’ll get from the other side.

Documentation and APIs

Catalyst for headless Commerce

A developer-first approach to ecommerce: fully customizable UI kit, comprehensive GraphQL API client, all optimized for Next.js and React Server Components.

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Build an app

Using BigCommerce's powerful APIs, SDKs, and toolkits, developers can build apps that are installable on BigCommerce stores.

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Configure a store

Manage products, customers, inventory, location, pricing, currencies, orders, tax, shipping, and store settings within the BigCommerce platform.

Our APIs

Simplify integrations and increase performance by leveraging the power of GraphQL.

GraphQL Storefront API

Explore our API Reference. Harness the full power of our APIs. Discover the endpoints you can use to build innovative commerce solutions.

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Tools and Resources

Looking for inspiration? Check out our directory of open source projects from the BigCommerce team and our active community. Discover sample apps, theme resources, API clients, SDKs and more.

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Let's develop together

Join our Community from around the world who are building solutions that bring the BigCommerce platform to life.

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BigDesign

Our design system and React component library were built to enable designers and developers to build experiences that seamlessly integrate with the BigCommerce product.

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Developer Blog

Read announcements and articles on our latest features.

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Journal

Andrea Dao

Improving BigCommerce Documentation: Understanding an Audience from the Ground Up

In this blog, I reflect on my journey through a coding bootcamp and the insights gained to improve documentation at BigCommerce. One challenge in technical communication is overcoming "expert blind spot," where people familiar with a product unconsciously skip essential details, assuming they're obvious. The bootcamp allowed me to approach subject matters as a beginner, gaining hands-on experience in tools like API integration, client-server architectures, and React, all relevant to BigCommerce’s technology stack, including Stencil, Catalyst, and headless architecture. Through this process, I learned to approach each tool as a "blank slate," considering what beginners need to know. This perspective helps ensure that BigCommerce’s developer content is accessible, emphasizing practical details for those new to the platform.

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Matt Volk

What is Composable? Understanding E-Commerce Architectures

As the commerce industry continues to evolve, so does the technology behind it. Terms like "monolithic," "headless," and "composable" are often used to describe different approaches to e-commerce platforms. But what do these terms mean, and how can they impact your business? In this article, we'll break down and compare BigCommerce’s definitions of these architectures and discuss which situations they are best suited for.

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Katie Hoesley

Simplify Your App Billing: Introducing BigCommerce’s Unified Billing!

As a BigCommerce tech partner, managing your app's billing can be a complex and time-consuming task. To address these challenges, BigCommerce is launching Unified Billing, a streamlined solution that automates app billing and provides a seamless payment experience for your customers. In this blog, we will dive into what Unified Billing is, why you should consider it, and how to implement it into your app.

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BC Partner Program

Our BigCommerce Partner Program empowers you with the best resources, sales enablement, training, and referral network to get more clients and build better commerce experiences.

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