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API Updates for December 5, 2024

API

  • We’re happy to announce that you can now retrieve channels to which a product is assigned when you get a product through the Catalog API. You can also filter products by the channel when you Get All Products.

GraphQL

  • We added the ability to upgrade a guest cart to a customer cart as part of the login mutation. See the Signing customers in section for details.

B2B

Enhancements

Bug Fix

  • Removed the limit of 40 concurrent requests because only adaptive limits are used for product endpoints.

Developer Blog

API
GraphQL
B2B
Enhancement
Bug Fix

API Updates for November 21, 2024

API

  • We’re happy to announce that you can now use the Admin Graph to filter metafields by their date created or date modified.

Enhancements

Bug Fixes

  • Corrected the global.js file path in the Customizing display text section of B2B Edition for Stencil.

  • Changed the limit of customer widget templates per store to 250. See Definitions for information.

  • Updated the Delete Pages endpoint to allow the optional query parameter delete_children to replicate the same cleanup behavior in the control panel.

  • Removed the incorrect “required” flags for the Update Products(Batch) endpoint to prevent confusion.

API
Enhancement
Bug Fix

API Updates for November 14, 2024

API

  • We’re happy to announce the new line_items.coupon_amount field in the Big Open Data Layer for hosted storefronts, which indicates the coupon amount for a line item in a cart.

Enhancements

Bug Fixes

  • Updated the description for the company parameter for the Get Quote Form List endpoint to specify the parameter filters by company name, not company ID.

  • Added the missing page parameter and pagination limits to the Get Product Sort Order endpoint and updated the response body.

  • Corrected the Combined order status email object reference schema.

  • Fixed a bug in the Big Open Data Layer documentation regarding which BigCommerce API field maps to line_items.discount.

  • Added the missing Order ready for pickup email template.

  • Updated the id field type from string to integer in the product theme object reference.

Developer Blogs

API
Enhancement
Bug Fix
Developer Blog

API Updates for November 7, 2024

API

  • We’re happy to announce that you can create shipping methods specific to a storefront channel to help you localize your storefront when selling internationally and across customer segments.

  • We’ve added a fee item type to Refund endpoints of the Orders API to represent order-level fees like package insurance, gratuities/tips, and credit card fees. To see an example request, see Creating refund quotes.

  • Configuring the headless checkout URL with www_redirect settings is now available using the Settings API.

Catalyst

Enhancements

  • Added documentation surrounding the multiConcat handlebar helper. Thanks, Andrew Barber.

  • Added the security.md file so security researchers know where to report a vulnerability found on this repository.

  • Added a note to clarify that orders created through the V2 Orders API will not result in an order notification email being sent to the customer.

  • Added a note to clarify that total_sold on products for imported orders will remain unaffected if the external_source value is M-MIG.

  • Updated the required node and npm versions for Installing Stencil CLI to 20.16.0.

  • Added introductory information to the Settings API documentation.

Bug Fix

  • We replaced the code field with paymentCode in the Get Payments of Store B2B endpoint response body. Thank you, bbogovich-vs.

API
Catalyst
Enhancement
Bug Fix

API Updates for October 31, 2024

API

Enhancements

Bug Fixes

Developer Blog

API
Enhancement
Bug Fix
Developer Blog

API Updates for October 24, 2024

API

  • Store metafields are now available to use. Add metafield data to a merchant’s store using this set of APIs. Metafields can be created, updated, and deleted on stores.

  • We’re happy to announce that trusted proxy enablement is available for headless merchants and merchants behind a proxy.

  • Added the trigger_account_created_notification field as a request parameter for the Create Customers endpoint.

  • We’ve added country_code (alpha-2) to the /v3/pricing/products endpoint in support of tax geolocation for shoppers outside the default tax zone.

Enhancements

API
Enhancement

Cornerstone 6.15.0 for October 21, 2024

Cornerstone 6.15.0

  • Adding mobile nav dropdown focusTrap. #2465

  • Remove remote_api_scripts to avoid double firing Meta Pixel analytics. #2467

  • Prevent flow outside page container on account pages. #2462

  • Account.js - Fixed jQuery selector to be template literal. #2464

  • Address deprecated jQuery methods. #2466

  • Load other font weights and styles for the body-font. #2396

Cornerstone
Maintenance
Theme

API Updates for October 17, 2024

Enhancements

Bug Fix

Enhancement
Bug Fix

API Updates for October 3, 2024

Enhancements

Bug Fixes

Bug Fix
Enhancement
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