How to Add New Product in Bigcommerce via API V2

ByHarish Posted on Updated on

Bigcommerce is revolutionary ready eCommerce platform. Its allow to create e-store instantly with latest features. Bigcommerce has own web service, which provide to access store data outside or to integrate with any third party service.

Adding New Product in Bigcommerce via API

For Add new product in Bigcommerce account. You need to pass required product parameter in json encoded form.

First create an array of product required parameters.

$data_array = array(
			'name'=>'product name', 
			'description' =>'description of product', 
			'retail_price' =>'list price of product', 
			'weight' =>'weight', 
			'depth' =>'length of product', 
			'height' =>'height', 
			'width' =>'width', 
			'inventory_level' =>'number of items in stock'
		);

Than you have to encode the $data_array in json form.

$body=json_encode($data_array);

Using php curl code you can post the API request in bigcommerce. Check below curl code to add new product in bigcommerce via its api.

$headers = array(
“Content-type: application/json”
);

Use json content application in curl header request.

$chbig = curl_init('https://store-l3wxicl1.mybigcommerce.com/api/v2/products'); //open connection
curl_setopt($chbig, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 60); //set to 60 seconds from BC API Guide v1 PDF example
curl_setopt($chbig, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers); //load all header data
curl_setopt($chbig, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, "PUT"); //comment out this PUT line to change to a POST statement
curl_setopt( $chbig, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0 );
curl_setopt( $chbig, CURLOPT_USERPWD, ***username***:***api key***);
curl_setopt($chbig, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $body);
curl_setopt( $chbig, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 0 );
curl_setopt( $chbig, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1 );
$result = curl_exec($chbig); //execute post
curl_close($chbig);

$result1 = json_decode($result);
echo "<pre>";
print_r($result1);

if ($result == true) {
    echo 'Product updated successfully';
} else {
    echo 'An error occured while updating the product.';
}

In this curl code, use your bigcommerce admin username and api key to access the api request. After post this request new product is added in account.

You can also add new product with SKU, for that use this api request url : https://store-l3wxicl7.mybigcommerce.com/api/v2/products/{product_id}/sku.

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23 Comments

    1. Hi Zacaca

      To add image for product just need to pass “image_file” parameter as image path value. Its use Basic POST curl code to this request URL : /api/v2/products/{product_id}/images.

      Place your product id in request URL.

      Thanks

      Reply

      1. Hi Harish
        you demo for me ?
        $data_array = array(
        ‘name’=>’product name’,
        “type”=> “physical”,
        ‘description’ =>’description of product’,
        ‘price’ =>’21.98′,
        ‘retail_price’ =>’21.98′,
        ‘weight’ =>’0.5′,
        ‘depth’ =>’12’,
        “categories” => [23],
        “availability”=> “available”,
        ‘inventory_level’ =>’0′,
        “videos” => “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNxnvMbmvN0”,
        “image_file” => “https://www.codefixup.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/add-products-in-jet-com-via-api.png”

        );

        thanks

        Reply

  2. I am tried to use above code.. but in print i am getting Null..
    Means Not able to Create Project at my store. Can you please help me for that?

    Reply

  4. Hello, I have Resolved the issue.. Yes you are right there is parameter issue..
    I also have send you new mail.
    Kindly Please check
    Thank You

    Reply

  5. Hello HARISH,
    As per per last discussion for webhooks. Can you send me the example of webhooks when new products created.. because as i checked i am not able to get solution for that . please help me for that.
    thanks

    Reply

    1. Hi,

      Same POST API call will work for create new Order. Follow the Official API Documentation and send correct create order parameter in API call.

      Thanks

      Reply

    1. Hi Saurabh,

      Same code works to add product image. Just check product object properties in BigCommerce Official API documentation.

      Their is parameter explained in Product Reference.

      Thanks

      Reply

    1. If you are adding products first than follow above mentioned post. After adding you will get product ID, which you can pass along with create new order API request parameters.

      And if products already exist in store, than also get that product ID and pass in order API request.

      Thanks

      Reply

  12. If I try two calls like this, It gives me easy handle already used in multi handle error
    If I remove one of them , it works fine.

    Bigcommerce::getCustomer($customer_id);
    Bigcommerce::getProduct($product_id);

    Thank You

    Reply

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