Widget

Create a Widget

POST /content/widgets

Request

Creates a Widget.

Note: There is a limit of 100,000 widgets per store and 150 widgets per page. For more information, see Store Limits.

Authentication

  • X-Auth-Token in header

Parameters

  • store_hash in path - string
  • Accept in header with default of application/json - string
    required
    The MIME type of the response body.
  • Content-Type in header with default of application/json - string
    required
    The MIME type of the request body.

Body

object | application/json
  • name
    string
    required

    User friendly name.
  • description
    string

    The user-friendly description.
  • widget_configuration
    object

    The JSON data that populates the template.
  • widget_template_uuid
    string
    required

    The widget template UUID.
  • channel_id
    integer

    The ID of the channel on which to create this widget. Defaults to the first channel created on the store.

example

{
"name": "string",
"description": "string",
"widget_configuration": {},
"widget_template_uuid": "string",
"channel_id": 0
}

Response

Body

object | application/json
  • data
    object

  • meta
    object

    Response metadata.

response

{
"data": {
"channel_id": 1,
"date_created": "2020-12-21T19:54:16.406Z",
"date_modified": "2020-12-21T19:54:16.406Z",
"description": "",
"name": "Header Images",
"storefront_api_query_params": {},
"uuid": "1f05183e-dfa4-4583-af28-250b47e177b2",
"version_uuid": "c863f77b-e5b4-4462-a9ed-2aff9005140e",
"widget_configuration": {
"_": {
"id": "1f05183e-dfa4-4583-af28-250b47e177b2"
},
"images": [
{
"image_source": "https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-n0i50vy/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/109/361/kinfolkessentialissue_1024x1024__22507.1456436715.jpg?c=2&imbypass=on"
},
{
"image_source": "https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-n0i50vy/images/stencil/500x659/products/85/282/livingwithplants_grande__26452.1456436666.jpg?c=2&imbypass=on"

Get All Widgets

GET /content/widgets

Request

Returns a list of Widgets. Optional parameters can be passed in.

Authentication

  • X-Auth-Token in header

Parameters

  • store_hash in path - string
  • Accept in header with default of application/json - string
    required
    The MIME type of the response body.
  • page in query - integer

    Specifies the page number in a limited (paginated) list of products.

  • limit in query - integer

    Controls the number of items per page in a limited (paginated) list of products.

  • widget_template_kind in query - string
    The kind of widget template.
  • widget_template_uuid in query - string
    The identifier for a specific widget template.
  • name in query - string
    The URL-encoded name of the widget.
  • name:in in query - array
    Use to pass in comma-separated list of widget names. Example: /widgets?name:in=test-widget-name,header%20images
    Type: array[string]
  • channel_id:in in query - array
    A comma-separated list of channel ids to filter the results by.
    Type: array[integer]
  • site_id:in in query - array
    A comma-separated list of site IDs to filter the results by.
    Type: array[integer]

example

curl --request GET \
--url 'https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/[store_hash]/v3/content/widgets' \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'X-Auth-Token: {{token}}'

Response

Body

object | application/json
  • data
    array[object]

  • meta
    object

    Data about the response, including pagination and collection totals.

response

{
"data": [
{
"channel_id": 1,
"date_created": "2020-12-21T19:54:16.406Z",
"date_modified": "2020-12-21T19:54:16.406Z",
"description": "",
"name": "Header Images",
"storefront_api_query_params": {},
"uuid": "1f05183e-dfa4-4583-af28-250b47e177b2",
"version_uuid": "c863f77b-e5b4-4462-a9ed-2aff9005140e",
"widget_configuration": {
"_": {
"id": "1f05183e-dfa4-4583-af28-250b47e177b2"
},
"images": [
{
"image_source": "https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-n0i50vy/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/109/361/kinfolkessentialissue_1024x1024__22507.1456436715.jpg?c=2&imbypass=on"
},
{
"image_source": "https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-n0i50vy/images/stencil/500x659/products/85/282/livingwithplants_grande__26452.1456436666.jpg?c=2&imbypass=on"

Get a Widget

GET /content/widgets/{uuid}

Request

Returns a single Widget.

Authentication

  • X-Auth-Token in header

Parameters

  • store_hash in path - string
  • Accept in header with default of application/json - string
    required
    The MIME type of the response body.
  • uuid in path - string
    required
    The identifier for a specific widget.

example

curl --request GET \
--url 'https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/[store_hash]/v3/content/widgets/[uuid]' \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'X-Auth-Token: {{token}}'

Response

Body

object | application/json
  • data
    object

  • meta
    object

    Response metadata.

response

{
"data": {
"channel_id": 1,
"date_created": "2020-12-21T19:54:16.406Z",
"date_modified": "2020-12-21T19:54:16.406Z",
"description": "",
"name": "Header Images",
"storefront_api_query_params": {},
"uuid": "1f05183e-dfa4-4583-af28-250b47e177b2",
"version_uuid": "c863f77b-e5b4-4462-a9ed-2aff9005140e",
"widget_configuration": {
"_": {
"id": "1f05183e-dfa4-4583-af28-250b47e177b2"
},
"images": [
{
"image_source": "https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-n0i50vy/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/109/361/kinfolkessentialissue_1024x1024__22507.1456436715.jpg?c=2&imbypass=on"
},
{
"image_source": "https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-n0i50vy/images/stencil/500x659/products/85/282/livingwithplants_grande__26452.1456436666.jpg?c=2&imbypass=on"

Update a Widget

PUT /content/widgets/{uuid}

Request

Updates a Widget.

Authentication

  • X-Auth-Token in header

Parameters

  • store_hash in path - string
  • Accept in header with default of application/json - string
    required
    The MIME type of the response body.
  • uuid in path - string
    required
    The identifier for a specific widget.
  • Content-Type in header with default of application/json - string
    required
    The MIME type of the request body.

Body

object | application/json
  • name
    string

    The user-friendly name.
  • description
    string

    The user-friendly description.
  • widget_configuration
    object

    The JSON data that populates the template.
  • widget_template_uuid
    string

    The widget template UUID.
  • channel_id
    integer

  • upgrade
    boolean

    Upgrade the Widget to latest version of the WidgetTemplate.

example

{
"name": "string",
"description": "string",
"widget_configuration": {},
"widget_template_uuid": "string",
"channel_id": 0,
"upgrade": true
}

Response

Body

object | application/json
  • data
    object

  • meta
    object

    Response metadata.

response

{
"data": {
"channel_id": 1,
"date_created": "2020-12-21T19:54:16.406Z",
"date_modified": "2020-12-21T19:54:16.406Z",
"description": "",
"name": "Header Images",
"storefront_api_query_params": {},
"uuid": "1f05183e-dfa4-4583-af28-250b47e177b2",
"version_uuid": "c863f77b-e5b4-4462-a9ed-2aff9005140e",
"widget_configuration": {
"_": {
"id": "1f05183e-dfa4-4583-af28-250b47e177b2"
},
"images": [
{
"image_source": "https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-n0i50vy/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/109/361/kinfolkessentialissue_1024x1024__22507.1456436715.jpg?c=2&imbypass=on"
},
{
"image_source": "https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-n0i50vy/images/stencil/500x659/products/85/282/livingwithplants_grande__26452.1456436666.jpg?c=2&imbypass=on"

Delete a Widget

DELETE /content/widgets/{uuid}

Request

Deletes a Widget.

Authentication

  • X-Auth-Token in header

Parameters

  • store_hash in path - string
  • Accept in header with default of application/json - string
    required
    The MIME type of the response body.
  • uuid in path - string
    required
    The identifier for a specific widget.

example

curl --request DELETE \
--url 'https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/[store_hash]/v3/content/widgets/[uuid]' \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'X-Auth-Token: {{token}}'

Response

An empty response.
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