Intro

the sparklayer api lets you connect your backend systems (e g erp, crm, pim, or ipaas) and send through b2b data such as pricing information! once you've completed the api integration, you can then install the sparklayer frontend https //docs sparklayer io/sparklayer frontend/overview of features , converting your ecommerce website into a powerful b2b ordering system the sparklayer api follows rest principles with oauth2 authentication, allowing you to tightly integrate with your backend systems our api docs give a complete overview of how to integrate with sparklayer and we've also included some key information below please note access to the sparklayer api is only available on our pro and enterprise plans https //www sparklayer io/pricing/ api elements the sparklayer api can be used to connect to a wide range of data and the extent will depend on your integration and the systems you intend to use for example, if you're using one of the supported platform integrations (e g shopify https //docs sparklayer io/integrations/shopify introduction ), sparklayer will automatically be able to retrieve product and customer data from the platform itself in this scenario, the sparklayer api will only be used to send through product price list data primarily if you're building a bespoke integration with a custom platform, the integration will be more extensive and require some elements of the purchasing api and the core api to be used if you are looking to use another api outside of the pricing api, it's recommended to us on the technical approach, please contact us to arrange a call the sparklayer api is structured as follows area details pricing api docid\ szr i0y lvv0nm5 dkfsc the sparklayer pricing api is typically used to automate your pricing data into sparklayer you can learn more about how it works in the pricing api docid\ szr i0y lvv0nm5 dkfsc purchasing api docid\ n4wyu3ppahvd7mlxl06q9 the sparklayer purchasing api is typically used to update orders visible to the customer you can learn more in the purchasing api docid\ n4wyu3ppahvd7mlxl06q9core api docid\ n7qksbhtkvrfjbxg3eqbw the sparklayer core api provides support for a wider range of data elements (e g , products, customers ) you can learn more in the core api docid\ n7qksbhtkvrfjbxg3eqbw getting started with the api integrating with the sparklayer api will require technical expertise and our recommendation is to review our sparklayer api docs in detail before beginning the process please note before starting, you'll need your unique site id which can be found in the sparklayer dashboard my account section https //app sparklayer io/settings/account and you'll also need to generate your unique api keys here https //app sparklayer io/configuration/api if you have any technical questions about how best to integrate with the sparklayer api, please contact us here https //docs sparklayer io/useful links/contact and support and we'll be happy to assist