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Spree Commerce Product Catalog API

Products, variants, and option types

Spree Commerce Product Catalog API is one of 183 APIs that Spree Commerce publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Product Catalog. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 26 operations across 17 paths, and defines 22 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version v3.

Requests are made against a single base URL, http://{defaultHost}.

26 operations 17 paths 22 schemas 4 DELETE11 GET3 PATCH8 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
v3
Base URL
https://demo.spreecommerce.org
Authentication
API Key, HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Spree Commerce Product Catalog API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as x-spree-api-key (api_key). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearer_auth).

  • api_key — Secret API key for admin access
  • bearer_auth — JWT token for admin user authentication

Paths & Operations 26

Across 17 paths, the API surfaces 26 operations — 4 DELETE, 11 GET, 3 PATCH, 8 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Product Catalog 26

Products, variants, and option types

GET
/api/v3/admin/option_types
List option types
7 params → 200401
POST
/api/v3/admin/option_types
Create an option type
2 params body → 201422
GET
/api/v3/admin/option_types/{id}
Get an option type
5 params → 200404
PATCH
/api/v3/admin/option_types/{id}
Update an option type
3 params body → 200422
DELETE
/api/v3/admin/option_types/{id}
Delete an option type
3 params → 204
GET
/api/v3/admin/products
List products
9 params → 200401
POST
/api/v3/admin/products
Create a product
2 params body → 201422
GET
/api/v3/admin/products/{id}
Get a product
5 params → 200404
PATCH
/api/v3/admin/products/{id}
Update a product
3 params body → 200422
DELETE
/api/v3/admin/products/{id}
Delete a product
3 params → 204
POST
/api/v3/admin/products/bulk_status_update
Bulk-update product status
2 params body → 200422
POST
/api/v3/admin/products/bulk_add_to_categories
Bulk-add products to categories
2 params body → 200
POST
/api/v3/admin/products/bulk_remove_from_categories
Bulk-remove products from categories
2 params body → 200
POST
/api/v3/admin/products/bulk_add_tags
Bulk-add tags to products
2 params body → 200
POST
/api/v3/admin/products/bulk_remove_tags
Bulk-remove tags from products
2 params body → 200
DELETE
/api/v3/admin/products/bulk_destroy
Bulk-delete products
2 params body → 200
GET
/api/v3/admin/products/{product_id}/variants
List product variants
7 params → 200
POST
/api/v3/admin/products/{product_id}/variants
Create a variant
3 params body → 201422
GET
/api/v3/admin/products/{product_id}/variants/{id}
Get a variant
6 params → 200404
PATCH
/api/v3/admin/products/{product_id}/variants/{id}
Update a variant
4 params body → 200
DELETE
/api/v3/admin/products/{product_id}/variants/{id}
Delete a variant
4 params → 204
GET
/api/v3/store/categories
List categories
5 params → 200401
GET
/api/v3/store/categories/{id}
Get a category
4 params → 200404401
GET
/api/v3/store/products
List products
13 params → 200401
GET
/api/v3/store/products/{id}
Get a product
4 params → 200404
GET
/api/v3/store/products/filters
Get product filters
3 params → 200401

Schemas 22

The contract defines 22 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Variant (38 properties), Product (35 properties), Product_2 (27 properties), Category (27 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

CustomField
object
10 properties 10 required
Variant
object
38 properties 32 required
Price
object
13 properties 12 required
PaginationMeta
object
9 properties 7 required
StockItem
object
12 properties 10 required
OptionValue
object
13 properties 12 required
StockLocation
object
25 properties 25 required
ErrorResponse
object
1 property 1 required
Category
object
27 properties 23 required
OptionType
object
10 properties 9 required
Media
object
22 properties 22 required
Product
object
35 properties 27 required
PriceHistory
object
10 properties 10 required
CustomField_2
object
6 properties 6 required
Variant_2
object
21 properties 17 required
Price_2
object
9 properties 9 required
OptionValue_2
object
9 properties 9 required
Category_2
object
21 properties 17 required
OptionType_2
object
5 properties 5 required
Media_2
object
16 properties 16 required
Product_2
object
27 properties 19 required
PriceHistory_2
object
6 properties 6 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

spree-commerce-product-catalog-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Spree Commerce publishes across the network.

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@spree/sdk (TypeScript Store API SDK)
@spree/admin-sdk (TypeScript Admin API SDK)
@spree/cli
create-spree-app
Spree Next.js Storefront
Spree Rails Storefront
spree-starter (Application Template)
spree-multi-store
Spree Stripe Integration
Spree Adyen Integration
Spree PayPal Checkout Integration
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