With the rise of the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) and blockchain, the world of e-Commerce has seen a lot of advances in recent years.
But among the dozens of e-Commerce-related technologies, there is one that connects them all. APIs are gradually improving e-Commerce applications and sites by linking them together.
E-CommerceAPIs help developers transfer information from one software to another and then use this data in a single user interface.
APIs function as an extensible platform that integrates with various solutions so that companies can take advantage of existing functionality without starting from scratch.
The advantages of API integration with the Cuborio® e-Commerce platform
APIs help to integrate different platforms with each other. For example: you can integrate your e-Commerce site with a shipping provider's account by importing the data required to manage shipments directly from your Cuborio®. In this way, you can optimise your shipping operations on one platform.
APIs can help companies automate, coordinate, manage and streamline their operations with functions such as order fulfilment, courier management, labelling, invoicing, printing of shipping information, tracking and confirmation notifications.
So if you want to create a solid platform for your e-Commerce business, you will need to integrate APIs into your shipping and logistics software solution or rely on Cuborio® to automatically integrate them for you.
All the data you need
Catalogue
Products and categories, with variants, options and images
Orders
Orders with their status, payments, shipping costs and purchased products
Warehouse
Stocks for all products in multi-store mode
Shipping
Management of multiple shipments and parcel tracking numbers
Customers
Customers with all their master data, multiple billing and shipping profiles, contact details
LEAD requests
Contact requests for forms filled in with structured data and related information
How do e-Commerce APIs work?
APIs allow you to interact with your site and other systems and display this information to customers.
These APIs are useful for e-Commerce sites to automatically and easily manage the thousands of requests, responses and all the logistics to be handled simultaneously. These APIs are commonly based on the REST architecture and use HTTP request methods to make a request for information to the server.
The REST API also supports OAuth 2.0 authentication to provide a higher level of security (this technology is also used in popular applications such as Facebook and Google). In addition, the REST API supports cross-platform development and a wider range of programming languages.
Shipping products sold on Cuborio® e-Commerce and fulfilling orders can be much easier when using API integration and the right technology. APIs connect different software components and allow them to interact with each other by receiving requests and sending responses.
They extend the functionality of an application or website, helping you to get the job done faster and also simplifying the sharing of information.
Characteristics
Cuborio's integrated API improves the security of software systems by allowing users to request data from various systems.
The API protects your data by exploiting security-related techniques such as encryption.
APIs can be reused across multiple platforms and applications because they are built using a service-oriented approach.
Reusable programmes reduce the time and effort that developers have to spend on the project, which in turn increases their productivity.
The API allows connection to any new system without making any changes to the original system, programme or hardware.
It takes only a few lines of code to connect with any new system and offers scalability to handle more complex transactions.
Thanks to the API integration with Cuborio, you can choose elements of your online shop from other applications and programmes to create a platform according to your specific business needs. In this way, the workflow of operations can be synchronised in a logical manner.
Through integrated systems, a company can connect to other companies' software and applications to manage their data, shipping channels, products and services that best meet their needs.
RESTful API for 4.0 integrations
RESTful
Take advantage of the most popular API standard for system integrations
Safe
Token authentication and OAuth 2.0 for improved security
Atomics
You can retrieve the detail of each element for your integration
Filters
Retrieve elements via filters and pagination and navigate through data easily
Documentation
Well documented, with examples and scripts for your developers
No limit
We develop APIs as you need them to help your business grow
