This release roundup from API2Cart highlights a batch of platform updates, new methods, and integration improvements delivered to help merchants and SaaS providers connect with shopping carts and marketplaces more easily. Key highlights include live shipping rate methods for Shopify and WooCommerce, new webhooks for Shopify, BigCommerce and Magento, and new or optimized methods for Magento, OpenCart, Prestashop, WooCommerce, BigCommerce and Shopify.
1. Work with live shipping rates on Shopify and WooCommerce stores.
New methods basket.live_shipping_service.list, basket.live_shipping_service.create and basket.live_shipping_service.delete have been added for Shopify and WooCommerce.
2. Use real-time shipping rates provided by third-party shipping services on WooCommerce.
We added the Live Shipping 4 WooCommerce plugin to the WordPress repository, making it possible to work with live shipping services directly from WooCommerce. You can download it here.
3. Get notified about new products added to the basket (shopping cart) and any basket updates on Shopify and BigCommerce.
We added basket.add and basket.update webhook events for Shopify and BigCommerce. A webhook is an automated notification sent to your system whenever a specific event, such as a basket update, occurs on the connected store — you can read more about how webhooks work in our developer's guide to webhooks and alerts.
4. Get notifications when child item products are added or updated.
Product.child_item.add and product.child_item.update webhook events have been added for Magento.
5. Get info on child items on Magento stores.
We added the product.child_item.info method for Magento.
6. Retrieve order lists excluding some orders.
A new parameter, skip_order_ids, has been added to the order.list method for Magento, OpenCart, Prestashop and WooCommerce.
7. Add tracking number and tracking url to shipments using the order.shipment.tracking.add method.
We added the order.shipment.tracking.add method for BigCommerce and Magento.
8. Benefit from improved Shopify and BigCommerce integrations.
The following features have been added for these shopping carts:
- basket_id parameter has been added to the order.list method
- basket_id field has been added to the response structure in the order.list method
9. Get basket ids of abandoned orders on Shopify.
We added the basket_id field to the response structure of the order.abandoned.list method for Shopify. This makes it easier to match abandoned orders back to their original baskets — useful context if you're building or refining an abandoned cart recovery workflow.
10. We updated our bridge, so make sure you use the latest bridge version. See the current bridge version here.
This release also set the stage for further platform enhancements added in later updates, including expanded live shipping rate support, additional webhook events, and new methods across more shopping carts.
To see updates in detail, check out our release notes and upcoming changes. If there's a feature you'd like API2Cart to support, feel free to contact us. API2Cart makes integration with shopping carts and marketplaces much easier.
