Release notes

API

• Added the sort query parameter to the GET All Categories endpoint.

• Added payload limits to the Inventory API. See Optimizing performance for details.

• Added pagination details (page and limit) to the GET All Currencies endpoint.

• Updated Customers rate limits for the Create a Customer endpoint.

• Added Polish language support to the list of supported languages.

API

• Added the new API property of generated_tracking_link to the Shipments API.

• Added the new API property of discounted_total_inc_tax for the API response for List Order Products and Get an Order Product endpoints.

Announcement

We are implementing an internal migration for the following endpoints to enhance our API's performance:

• GET v3/catalog/brands

• GET v3/catalog/products/{product_id}/variants

If you experience any unexpected API behavior on the following endpoints, please check the documentation to ensure all accurate query parameters and API usage.

API

• Resolved file errors in Marketing, Currencies, and Orders V3.

• Added the X-Correlation-Id header to the group headless storefront requests. See the Correlating request section for details.

• Added documentation on maximum cache time for Scripts. 

• Updated several platform engagement articles, including Best Practices, Making Requests, and About Our API.

Announcement

• We are implementing an internal migration to enhance our API’s performance for the following endpoints:

  • GET v3/catalog/products/{product_id}/variants/{variant_id} 

  • GET v3/catalog/brands/{brand_id}

   If you experience any unexpected API behavior on the following endpoints, please check the documentation to ensure all accurate query parameters and API usage.

API

• Updated limit for image_file and image_url to 8MB. This change applies when adding or editing Catalog products.

• Updated Inventory service location limits and provided performance tips. 

Developer Blog

• BigCommerce & Google’s BigAI Hackathon: Results & Recap 

API

• Updated when to use Absolute Adjustment and Relative Adjustment endpoints for adjusting inventory.

• Added fields to the InventorySettings type in the GraphQL Storefront API.

• Updated expires_at description for the Create a Token endpoint.

• Added query parameters and fields for date_created and date_modified in the Pickup Methods API.

• Added date_modified , date_modified:min, and {{date_modified:max}} as filterable parameters for V2 Customer Group API.

• Upgraded Checkout SDK and Checkout-js to use Node v18.

• Tokenized card is now available as a supported instrument in the Payments API.

• Exposed the following channel webhooks:

  • store/channel/{channel_id}/settings/site/checkoutUrl/updated

  • store/channel/{channel_id}/settings/site/checkoutUrl/deleted

• Added default and alternate behavior for GraphQL Storefront API's Inventory queries (BOPIS).

• Updated description for store/customer/updated webhook event.

API

• Added significant updates to the Apps Quick Start Tutorial. Exact changes are viewable in GitHub.

API

We are implementing an internal migration for GET v3/catalog/categories and GET v3/catalog/categories/{category_id} endpoints to enhance our API’s performance. If you experience any unexpected API behavior on the following endpoint, please check the documentation to ensure all accurate query params and API usage.

API

• Added date_created and date_modified to the response body for the Customers Group endpoint.

• Updated the webhooks blocking strategy. See the Callback retry mechanism section for more information.

Announcement

To help ensure platform stability, starting on August 15th, 2023, BigCommerce will begin limiting the get a single price list record and set a single price list record API endpoints to 40 concurrent requests each across the platform. Once we roll out the limits, API users can expect to see a 429 error code if they exceed this limit and should add appropriate error handling.

Please review the required steps below:

Recommendations:

• For writes, we recommend you implement either of our two batch price record endpoints:

  • Set up to 1000 price records to the same price list.

    OR

  • Set up to 1000 price records for different price lists in a single request.

• For reads, we recommend you implement the paginated read endpoint to retrieve multiple price records.

API

To help ensure platform stability, we will be limiting the following endpoints to 40 concurrent requests:

• Get a Price Record by Currency Code

• Set Price List Record by Currency Code

API users can expect to see a 429 error code if they exceed this limit and should add appropriate error handling.

Alternatively, users can try either of our two batch price record endpoints.  Add up to 1000 price records to the same price list or different price lists in a single request.

API

• Added instructions for configuring wallet buttons for Cornerstone themes below version 6.7.

• Additional consignment support for the Get an Order and Create an Order endpoints. Include query parameter offers support for both consignments and consignments.line_items.

• Added PUT pricelists/records endpoint to Price Lists Records API Reference. This endpoint enables merchants to create a batch of Price List Records.

WordPress

• Updated WordPress Troubleshooting documentation.

Developer Blog

• Welcome to the DevLounge: Partner Summit ‘23 Takeaways

• BigCommerceDevs Recap: H1 ‘23!