Since eCommerce software providers can only access data from clients' e-stores if connected to the platform they are based on, they integrate with them. One of the most popular shopping platforms among online sellers is Magento. To access data from its stores, software vendors need to connect to its API (application programming interface). The Magento API helps them manage various store data types for their needs.
Magento is a leading shopping platform that currently powers more than 200,000 e-stores. It is highly popular in the United States (60,000+ stores), the United Kingdom (13,000+ stores), the Netherlands (11,000+ stores), Germany (10,000+ stores) and Brazil (6,000+ stores). As many software vendors work with Magento merchants to help them organise and get more out of their online stores, it's clear that there is a large customer bank for similar companies to tap into.
This article will explore the Magento API and show you how to implement a Magento Order API integration. We'll also demonstrate how to access all data related to Magento order details.
Magento API Meaning and Main Features
An application programming interface (API) is a middleman between two applications, helping establish connections. For example, the Magento API allows third-party developers to build apps and services that can communicate with the Magento platform without knowing how it works.
Magento's APIs, including SOAP and REST, offer developers an excellent toolset for quickly creating integrations with custom data. Both APIs allow developers to utilise the robust functionality of HTTP protocols to perform requests and receive responses, streamlining the integration process. Magento's SOAP protocol uses XML message formatting to enable communication between devices, even cross-platform. REST API provides specific functions that employ HTTP headers combined with verbs like "GET", "POST", "PUT", or "DELETE". Additionally, endpoints, which are uniform resource identifiers (URIs), are identified in Magento's REST API setup. As a result, Magento offers developers a powerful arsenal for efficiently integrating custom data into their products.
What Order Data Can Be Retrieved from Magento
Data from eCommerce platforms like Magento can be used for a variety of purposes.
Order data retrieved from the Magento eCommerce platform may include the following:
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The e-store customer's name, last name, identification number, email address, and phone number.
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Billing and shipping addresses, including postcodes, phone numbers and location, and website (if any).
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Payment and shipping methods.
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Ordered product information such as order ID, name and price.
How Different Software Solutions Can Use Magento Order Data
Having access to Magento order data, such systems as inventory management software can automate the process of inventory synchronisation for online store owners.
Marketing automation systems can send personalised emails to e-store customers by using order data related to customer information and ordered products. These emails include new items, discounts, offers, recommendations, abandonment cart notifications, and special prices on the top products.
Marketing automation and cart abandonment software, for instance, can notify Magento e-store customers about their orders and successful purchases. Chatbots can also track cart abandoners by sending automated messages to those who have abandoned their shopping carts. All these features are possible to perform only by having access to Magento order details.
How to Develop Magento Order API Integration Easily
Integrating with Magento requires diverse resources, including money and time. Additionally, there are costs involved at every stage of the process: hiring specialised developers, setting up infrastructure, developing integrations and ensuring that the maintenance and upgrades are carried out seamlessly.
You can choose to work with your developers' team to build Magento integration, or you can hire freelance developers. If you want to save money and time and don't care about further integration support, you can use a third-party integration service like API2Cart. It provides a unified API that allows integrating different software with 40+ eCommerce platforms and marketplaces, including Magento.
How to Get Order Data from Magento Stores and Manage It by Your Software
API2Cart provides many API methods for handling orders, products, prices, customers, and other data.
For example, you can import orders from Magento using either of the following options:
1. Webhook for order.add event. To be notified each time a new order is placed, set up a webhook for the order.add event. Webhooks are more effective than APIs because they reduce server load and eliminate the need to send frequent requests to an API for updated information.
2. Order.list method. The order.list method allows you to track new orders easily and filter them by parameters such as id, store id and customer id.
Here is the response structure of this method:
{
"return_code": 0,
"return_message": "",
"pagination": {
"previous": null,
"next": "BcHdEkJAGADQB3Kx2NXOXrjIWNpaJTIadzYj7PipL4Wn7xwmBbQQVeroU9nVsQd66LzNiW08zpkocy%2FgWmeEvIZ%2Bl1jfW35anTVtjKCXzLe2dHl%2FpiYwC7JGpn9JEAspAk5HUvKlrFQv2gMQVJ%2FjWybQjH6KIcyUKLDBHvfBxim1AUKqqeYEi6ec9qS9uu4f"
},
"result": {
"orders_count": 1,
"order": [
{
"id": "000000001",
"order_id": "1",
"basket_id": null,
"channel_id": null,
"customer": {
"id": "1",
"email": "[email protected]",
"first_name": "John",
"last_name": "Smith",
"phone": null
},
"create_at": {
"value": "2019-12-20T13:48:19+0000",
"format": "Y-m-d\\TH:i:sO"
},
"currency": {
"id": "USD",
"name": "US Dollar",
"iso3": "USD",
"symbol_left": "$",
"symbol_right": "",
"rate": 1,
"avail": true,
"default": true
},
"shipping_address": {
"id": "2",
"type": "shipping",
"first_name": "John",
"last_name": "Smith",
"postcode": "12345",
"address1": "Green str.35",
"address2": "",
"phone": "",
"city": "Chicago",
"country": {
"code2": "US",
"code3": "USA",
"name": "United States of America"
},
"state": {
"code": "IL",
"name": "Illinois"
},
"company": "",
"fax": "",
"website": null,
"gender": null,
"region": null,
"default": false,
"additional_fields": {
"prefix": "",
"suffix": "",
"middlename": "",
"tax_id": null
}
},
"billing_address": {
"id": "1",
"type": "billing",
"first_name": "John",
"last_name": "Smith",
"postcode": "12345",
"address1": "Green str.35",
"address2": "",
"phone": "",
"city": "Chicago",
"country": {
"code2": "US",
"code3": "USA",
"name": "United States of America"
},
"state": {
"code": "IL",
"name": "Illinois"
},
"company": "",
"fax": "",
"website": null,
"gender": null,
"region": null,
"default": false,
"additional_fields": {
"prefix": "",
"suffix": "",
"middlename": "",
"tax_id": null
}
},
"payment_method": {
"name": "checkmo",
"additional_fields": {
"additional_payment_info": null
}
},
"shipping_method": {
"name": "UPS Ground",
"additional_fields": {
"code": "custom_custom",
"provider_code": "custom"
}
},
"shipping_methods": [
{
"name": "UPS Ground",
"additional_fields": {
"code": "custom_custom",
"provider_code": "custom"
}
}
],
"status": {
"id": "complete",
"name": "Complete",
"history": [
{
"id": "complete",
"name": "Complete",
"modified_time": {
"value": "2019-12-20T13:48:19+0000",
"format": "Y-m-d\\TH:i:sO"
},
"notify": true,
"comment": "Reference order #000000001
Payment method:checkmo
Shipping method: UPS Ground
Complete
"
}
],
"refund_info": null
},
"totals": {
"total": 9,
"subtotal": 10.5,
"shipping": 0,
"tax": 0,
"discount": 0,
"additional_fields": {
"hidden_tax": 0
}
},
"total": {
"subtotal_ex_tax": 10.5,
"wrapping_ex_tax": null,
"shipping_ex_tax": 0,
"total_discount": 0,
"total_tax": 0,
"total": 9,
"total_paid": 9,
"additional_fields": {
"shipping_discount_ex_tax": 0,
"subtotal_discount_ex_tax": 0,
"tax_discount": 0,
"subtotal_tax": 0,
"wrapping_tax": null,
"shipping_tax": 0
}
},
"discounts": [],
"order_products": [
{
"product_id": "5",
"order_product_id": "1",
"model": "sku_1",
"name": "Product1",
"price": 1.5,
"price_inc_tax": 1.5,
"quantity": 7,
"discount_amount": 0,
"total_price": 10.5,
"tax_percent": 0,
"tax_value": 0,
"tax_value_after_discount": 0,
"options": [
{
"option_id": 0,
"name": "Color",
"value": "mint green",
"price": 0,
"weight": 0,
"type": null,
"product_option_value_id": null
}
],
"variant_id": null,
"weight_unit": null,
"weight": 0,
"barcode": null,
"parent_order_product_id": null
}
],
"bundles": [],
"modified_at": {
"value": "2019-12-20T13:48:19+0000",
"format": "Y-m-d\\TH:i:sO"
},
"finished_time": null,
"comment": "",
"store_id": "1",
"warehouses_ids": [],
"refunds": [],
"gift_message": null,
"additional_fields": {
"base_currency_code": "USD"
}
}
]
}
}
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