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Rutter API Aims to Simplify E-Commerce Integration
Rutter has announced a new funding round that is meant to bolster the company’s drive toward providing a unified API for e-commerce infrastructure. The Rutter API aims to simplify integration with myriad e-commerce platforms by removing the need to manually code individual connections.
08-24-2021
Facebook Expands Instagram Messenger API Availability
The Facebook Messenger API, which was initially launched in beta in late 2020, has been on a staged rollout schedule slowly working toward broad general availability. Facebook originally outlined this schedule in early June 2021 and has now provided an update on availability.
08-16-2021
Shopify Launches Online Store Version 2.0
Shopify is currently hosting its Unite conference and has announced the release of v 2.0 of the company’s online store. With this update, Shopify has unlocked new opportunities for developers to build platform experiences and themes. The company has also provided guidance for upgrading themes.
06-30-2021
Weav Co-Founder Discusses the Challenges of Developing a Universal API for Commerce Platforms
Weav, an API-first fintech infrastructure company, has set out to provide a universal API for commerce platforms and therein simplify the process of extracting valuable e-commerce business data. ProgrammableWeb spoke with Nadav Lidor to discuss Weav’s mission and the challenges it has faced.
06-30-2021
Why API-Driven Automation in B2B Ecommerce is Rising
While API-driven B2B eCommerce services encourage decoupling and separation of functionality, they also drive deeper connectivity and automation, granting greater flexibility and cost-savings. The benefits are so great that we're likely to see greater reliance on APIs in the future.
04-19-2021
Daily API RoundUp: Amazon Selling Partner, Datachip COVID-19 Vaccine Status, Findl
Eight APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Open Banking, eCommerce, and COVID-19. Highlights include the Amazon Selling Partner API and and API from Datachip that provides a person's COVID-19 vaccination status. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
04-03-2021
MySize Launches Clothes Sizing SDK for eCommerce Platforms
MySize, Inc, the developer and creator of e-commerce measurement solutions, has announced the launch of its MySizeID E-Commerce Plugin SDK. The SDK enables e-commerce business owners to create a MySizeID plugin that will provide their shoppers with the right size for apparel.
03-13-2021
Shopify Deprecates Kit Skills API
Shopify has announced that Shopify Kit Skills, an app extensions service that was intended to serve as a “free virtual employee,” will be deprecated as of April 1st, 2021. Developers utilizing the associated API will have until August 31, 2021, to accommodate this change.
03-03-2021
Square Announces Customers API Webhooks Public Beta
Square has announced to its developer community that they have released a new Customers API Webhooks service in a public beta program. This announcement comes on the heels of Square releasing several new features directed at improving customer engagement potential.
03-01-2021
Shopify Modifies Partner and Checkout APIs
Shopify, an e-commerce solutions and API provider, has recently announced several updates to its Partner and Checkout APIs that are intended to protect merchant privacy while also providing access to a robust collection of data that ensures improved productivity for partners.
01-20-2021
Shopify Launches Legal Policy API to Streamline Policy Management
Shopify, a company that provides eCommerce APIs and services, has launched a new API that is intended to allow developers to adjust legal settings on the platform programmatically. The new Legal Policy API will simplify the adjustment of return policies, privacy policies, etc.
10-02-2020
Amazon to Debut New Selling Partner API (SP-API)
Amazon has announced a new API that is intended to serve as a next-generation resource in the advancement of everything previously handled by the Amazon Marketplace Web Service (MWS) API. The new Amazon Selling Partner API (SP-API) will provide key improvements to the previous experience.
09-10-2020
Daily API RoundUp: Slatwall, Marketstack, HelloMD, Lacework, Qualisys
Fourteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including eCommerce, Security and Stocks. Highlights include an API to interact with the Zeplin product design collaboration platform and the Marketstack API for stocks data. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
08-02-2020
Daily API RoundUp: eBay, Minut, Actionstep, TeamMood, MetOcean, Aweform
Thirteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including eCommerce, Weather and Security. Featured is an API for optimizing legal office workflow, and API for short-term rental noise monitoring, and new APIs for eBay. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
07-25-2020
eBay Launches New APIs as Its Developer Program Turns 20 Years Old
eBay released APIs: the Feed API and the Deal API. The Feed API allows sellers to download order reports and acknowledge fulfilled orders. To do this, sellers upload input files and download reports, both as output files. The new APIs arrive as eBay celebrates the 20th birthday of its dev program.
07-14-2020
Shopify's Delayed 2020 Versioning Now Taking Effect
Shopify introduced versioning in April of 2019. Its goal was to improve stability and predictability across its API portfolio. Its versioning strategy applies across Shopify's entire API offering. COVID-19 pressure caused Shopify to push back its April 2020 deprecations to July.
07-06-2020
Daily API RoundUp: Strapi, TestProject, Flock, Stackpile, BonAPI
Eleven APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Recreation, Location, and eCommerce. Highlights include an API that offers food substitutions, and API that reads license plates, and an API for Stackpile installation tool. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
06-09-2020
Daily API RoundUp: COVID-19, AirMap, MantisBT, Accedo, Sanity
Eighteen APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including COVID-19, DevOps, and eCommerce. Highlights include another ten APIs for Coronavirus data, and the MantisBT API for integration with the bug tracking software. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
04-18-2020
Daily API RoundUp: Salesforce Commerce Cloud, We Vote, ScrapingBot, OpenWater, VinSolutions
Twenty-eight APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including eCommerce, Collaboration, and Machine Learning. Highlights include the Google Cloud AI Platform Pipelines API and APIs from Commerce Cloud by Salesforce. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.
03-21-2020
Shopify Launches API Health Report
Shopify just introduced its new API Health Report. It turns Shopify's change log into a dynamic tool. Using the API Heath Report, developers can check their private and custom apps for any deprecated API calls those apps might be making. The tool looks at calls made in the past 30 days.
02-27-2020