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Ecwid by Lightspeed Categories API

The Categories API from Ecwid by Lightspeed — 2 operation(s) for categories.

Ecwid by Lightspeed Categories API is one of 7 APIs that Ecwid by Lightspeed publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Categories. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 3.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://app.ecwid.com/api/v3/{storeId}.

5 operations 2 paths 2 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
3.0.0
Base URL
https://app.ecwid.com/api/v3
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Ecwid by Lightspeed Categories API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (BearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • BearerAuth — OAuth 2.0 access token (private or public) used as a Bearer token.

Paths & Operations 5

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Categories 5
GET
/categories
Search categories
searchCategories 3 params → 200
POST
/categories
Create a category
createCategory body → 200
GET
/categories/{categoryId}
Get a category
getCategory 1 param → 200
PUT
/categories/{categoryId}
Update a category
updateCategory 1 param body → 200
DELETE
/categories/{categoryId}
Delete a category
deleteCategory 1 param → 200

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Category (5 properties), CategoriesPage (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Category
object
5 properties
CategoriesPage
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

ecwid-categories-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Ecwid by Lightspeed publishes across the network.

Ecwid REST API
Ecwid by Lightspeed Customers API
Ecwid by Lightspeed Discount Coupons API
Ecwid by Lightspeed Orders API
Ecwid by Lightspeed Products API
Ecwid by Lightspeed Profile API