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BigCommerce Theme Actions API

The Theme Actions API from BigCommerce — 2 operation(s) for theme actions.

BigCommerce Theme Actions API is one of 161 APIs that BigCommerce publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.

Tagged areas include Theme Actions. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and an AsyncAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 3.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/{store_hash}/v3.

2 operations 2 paths 4 schemas 2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
3.0.0
Base URL
https://api.example.com
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

BigCommerce Theme Actions API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-Auth-Token (X-Auth-Token). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • X-Auth-Token — OAuth scopes | UI Name | Permission | Parameter | |:--|:--|:-| | Information & Settings | read-only | storev2informationreadonly| | Information & Settings | mo…

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Theme Actions 2
POST
/themes/{uuid}/actions/download
BigCommerce Download a Theme
downloadStoreTheme 3 params body → 200default
POST
/themes/actions/activate
BigCommerce Activate a Theme
activateStoreTheme 3 params body → 204default

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are NoContent (4 properties), Activate (2 properties), JobId (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

WhichThemeToDownload
object
An object specifying which theme to download. One of: original: the original Marketplace or uploaded custom theme; lastactivated: the theme version most recent…
NoContent
object
No-content response for the BigCommerce API.
4 properties
JobId
object
The job identifier for theme upload or download.
1 property
Activate
object
Request definition for activation endpoint.
2 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

bigcommerce-theme-actions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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