The product import API allows an external system (for example, a warehouse management system) to add and modify products on bindCommerce, in order to subsequently be sent to the sales channels.

Connector configuration on bindCommerce

To allow the API management system to create and update products on bindCommerce it will be necessary to create a specific configuration and the relative connector. 

To create the configuration go to the menu:

API >> Product iport configuration

Click on Add and fill in the fields as follows:

• Configuration Name: Choose the name you think is most appropriate
• Action type: you can choose between - Creation - Creation and update - Update
• Information to consider: Title - Description - Short description - Manufacturer - Supplier - Dimensions and weight - Quantity - Attributes - Tags - Prices - Alternatives - Images - Categories
• Elimination of data not transmitted: Barcode - Images - Products
• Calculate quantity of parent product from the sum of the variants ?: option that allows you to determine if the parent products should have the quantity calculated based on the sum of the stock of the individual variants
• Calculate parent price from the minimum of variants ?: option that allows you to determine if the parent products should have the price calculated based on the lowest price of the individual variants

Click on SAVE AND CLOSE.

To create the connector that will allow you to import products from the API management to bindCommerce you need to go to the menu:

Process >> Connectors

Click on Add and fill in the fields as follows:

• Connector Name: Use whatever name you prefer
• Node Type (Technology): API
• Node: the node created earlier
• Connector type: API [import products]

By clicking on SAVE AND CONTINUE you will have access to the additional fields to be filled in.

• The calling system must use the following string: copy the URL in this field and paste it in the appropriate field on the management control panel
• Connector Configuration: Select the configuration created earlier
• Product filter: to create a product filter, please follow the instructions given in the product Filters guide

Click on SAVE AND CLOSE.