Release notes

API

• Added tax zone-based price display for storefronts to the Tax Settings API.

• Added include_dynamic_target_urls as an optional boolean field to the V3 Redirect Import/Export Create Export request body.

Announcement

• We are eager to announce the launch of the newly re-designed BigCommerce Developer Center! We’ve designed the new developer.bigcommerce.com site to provide a first-class experience for any developer looking to build with BigCommerce tools. With intuitiveness in mind, we created the Developer Center to engage users in a flow of discovery and development.

  If you have any feedback or suggestions for the new site, please don't hesitate to let us know using the in-page widget.

  Thank you for being a part of the BigCommerce Community!

API

• Added a digital wallet limitation to the Shipping Providers API documentation. See Incomplete postcodes for more information.

• Added GET and PUT /settings/store/units-of-measurement endpoints.

• Added a 499 response code.

API

• Added the channel_id query parameter to the GET and PUT Locale Settings endpoints.

Announcement

• The new webhook cleanup policy requires the removal of inactive webhook subscriptions after 90 days of inactivity.

API

• Added the limitation of 25 simultaneous PUT requests for the Upsert Price List Assignment endpoint.

• Updated the Price List Record by Currency Code limitations to 25 simultaneous DELETE requests, 40 simultaneous PUT requests, and 50 simultaneous GET requests.

• Added the limitation of 1000 images per product in the Create a Product endpoint.

API

• General availability for GraphQL Storefront API.

• Added redirects V3 import-export functionality.

API

• Added Universal Analytics to the list of deprecations.

• Updated the Request shipping rates response body documentation to clarify that the discounted_cost field is optional.

• Stored Payment Instruments is now open beta.

• The Update Cart Line Item endpoint can now update or delete an existing GiftWrapping.

• Added Best Practices for API Integration Design article.

• Added Keyword Search and View Banner event schemas to BODL.

Announcements

• We are implementing an internal migration for GET v3/catalog/variants endpoint to enhance our API's performance. If you experience any unexpected API behavior on the following endpoint, please check the documentation to ensure all accurate query parameters and API usage.

• The BigCommerce DevX team is pleased to announce the launch of a new GraphQL Storefront Playground. We’ve made the following improvements:

  • Add new GraphQL UI

  • Replace initial tabs with Sample queries navigation to reduce clunkiness

  • Select queries from samples now auto-populate URL parameters

  • Add Explorer plugin to help with query construction

  • Move the URL bar to the bottom right footer

  • Resolve several UI-related bugs

API

• Added the sort query parameter to the GET All Categories endpoint.

• Added payload limits to the Inventory API. See Optimizing performance for details.

• Added pagination details (page and limit) to the GET All Currencies endpoint.

• Updated Customers rate limits for the Create a Customer endpoint.

• Added Polish language support to the list of supported languages.

API

• Added the new API property of generated_tracking_link to the Shipments API.

• Added the new API property of discounted_total_inc_tax for the API response for List Order Products and Get an Order Product endpoints.

Announcement

We are implementing an internal migration for the following endpoints to enhance our API's performance:

• GET v3/catalog/brands

• GET v3/catalog/products/{product_id}/variants

If you experience any unexpected API behavior on the following endpoints, please check the documentation to ensure all accurate query parameters and API usage.

API

• Resolved file errors in Marketing, Currencies, and Orders V3.

• Added the X-Correlation-Id header to the group headless storefront requests. See the Correlating request section for details.

• Added documentation on maximum cache time for Scripts. 

• Updated several platform engagement articles, including Best Practices, Making Requests, and About Our API.

Announcement

• We are implementing an internal migration to enhance our API’s performance for the following endpoints:

  • GET v3/catalog/products/{product_id}/variants/{variant_id} 

  • GET v3/catalog/brands/{brand_id}

   If you experience any unexpected API behavior on the following endpoints, please check the documentation to ensure all accurate query parameters and API usage.

API

• Updated limit for image_file and image_url to 8MB. This change applies when adding or editing Catalog products.

• Updated Inventory service location limits and provided performance tips. 

Developer Blog

• BigCommerce & Google’s BigAI Hackathon: Results & Recap