API Reference

Storefront APIs

REST

Manage a shopper’s cart and checkout and fetch order data via client-side JavaScript on BigCommerce Stencil powered storefronts.

Learn more about storefront APIs.

GraphQL

Use GraphQL to query data for headless storefronts and BigCommerce Stencil powered storefronts. For a complete set of GraphQL types, queries, mutations, and parameters, see Storefront GraphQL API Reference.

Learn more about the GraphQL Storefront API.

Add to cart URLs

Append query string parameters to product and /cart.php URLs to pre-select a SKU or add a product to cart. Use these parameters to build custom add to cart links and forms on BigCommerce hosted storefronts and remote sites (such as WordPress, blog posts, and social media).

Learn more about add to cart URLs.

Current Customer

Identify logged-in customers securely via JavaScript.

Learn more about the current customer API.

Customer Login SSO

Enable single sign-on for shoppers on BigCommerce hosted storefronts.

Learn more about the customer login API.

Management APIs

V2 REST API

Mananage store resources from server-side code.

Some V2 resources are not yet exposed in the V3 API; however, for resources that are accessible via both APIs, the V3 API is recommended; it contains performance optimizations and other improvements.

V3 REST API

Manage store resources from server-side code.

Interactions with the V3 API are very similar to that of the V2 API; however, the V3 API introduces a number of improvements:

Most tasks can be performed with fewer API calls (for example, a product with variants and custom fields can be created in a single request)
Each V3 resource includes a meta object, simplifying pagination
V3 Brands, Categories, Products, and Product Variants expose a metafields resource for use by developers to store custom data.
V3 API is optimized for performance (in general, data can be sent, received, and processed faster via V3, relative to V2).

Learn more about the V3 API.

Provider APIs

Implement endpoints consumed by BigCommerce for custom integrations (ex: custom shipping carrier rates via /rates).

Learn more about the Shipping Provider API.