Storefront that communicates to API

[busdev99]

I am looking for a solution that will accept product info from an API and display it in a storefront, which also can do an inventory check through API to make sure a product is available.

Every solution I looked at can receive product info from an API, but they cannot verify inventory quantities in real time from an API.

Any help/thoughts is appreciated.

[cometmall]

I can't see why to accept product info from an API, but do local quantities verification.
If you do that you should send product ID together with product info, therefore i think it's better to upload all product info

[busdev99]

If I do local quantity verification, how will I know if the item is in inventory? There are other sites feeding off the inventory that is why I need API verification.

[cometmall]

give an example of solution that receive product info from an API, but cannot verify quantities, maybe i dont understand your question

[busdev99]

Like monstercommerce or volusion, their platform allows you to upload/send product through XML/API but once you have the product in their database/platform you cannot call an external database through an API to verify that their is inventory available.

[cometmall]

mm..i think the solutions for small business are intend to be the core, therefore the developers didn't implement it. They probably have their own quantity counter (like in our solution), which store admin can update.

It's also problematic issue because your programm will be depended on external API...without any standards

[globecafe]

Hi,

Konakart has an extensive API for both the cart application and admin app. Actually, the cart and admin apps use the API for all of their functionality so you can certainly insert products and read back product info such as the quantity in stock.