This is the official Bigcommerce API client to support our Rest API. You can find more information about becoming a Bigcommerce developer here: developer.bigcommerce.com.

This is a preview release of the 1.0.0 version of the Bigcommerce API Client. Please report issues if they come up.

We have introduced a new major version of the API client and it is a complete rewrite (for the better). If you want to see the old version of the API client, please view it here: Bigcommerce API client v0.x. We recommend that developers upgrade to the latest client, but we will still support our developers who are unable to upgrade.

Bigcommerce is available on Rubygems:

gem install bigcommerce --pre

You can also add it to your Gemfile.

gem 'bigcommerce', '>= 1.0.0.beta'

In order to make requests to our API, you must register as a developer and have your credentials ready.

We currently have two different authentication schemes you can use depending on your use-case.

Public apps can be submitted to Bigcommerce App Store, allowing other businesses to install it in their Bigcommerce stores.

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To develop a custom integration for one store, your app needs to use Basic Authentication.

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For full examples on using the API client, please see the examples folder.

In order to authenticate the API client, you will need to configure the client like this:

• client_id: Obtained from the "My Apps" section on the developer portal.
• access_token: Obtained after a token exchange in the auth callback.
• store_hash: Also obtained after the token exchange.

Bigcommerce.configure do |config|
  config.store_hash = 'store_hash'
  config.client_id = 'client_id'
  config.access_token = 'access_token'
end

To get all the private app credentials, simply visit your store admin page and navigate to the Settings > Legacy API Settings. Once there, you can create a new username to authenticate with.

Bigcommerce.configure do |config|
  config.auth = 'legacy'
  config.url = 'https://api_path.com'
  config.username = 'username'
  config.api_key = 'api_key'
end

SSL Configuration:

If you are using your own self-signed certificate, you can pass SSL options to Faraday. This is not required, but may be useful in special edge cases.

Bigcommerce.configure do |config|
  config.auth = 'legacy'
  config.url = 'https://api_path.com'
  config.username = 'username'
  config.api_key = 'api_key'
  config.ssl = {
    # Faraday options here
  }
end

For more information about configuring SSL with Faraday, please see the following:

• Faraday SSL example
• Setting up SSL certificates

See CONTRIBUTING.md