Dev Center Updates

Cornerstone 6.15.0 for October 21, 2024

2024-10-21T16:01:24.838Z

Cornerstone 6.15.0

Adding mobile nav dropdown focusTrap. #2465

Remove remote_api_scripts to avoid double firing Meta Pixel analytics. #2467

Prevent flow outside page container on account pages. #2462
Account.js - Fixed jQuery selector to be template literal. #2464
Address deprecated jQuery methods. #2466
Load other font weights and styles for the body-font. #2396

API Updates for October 17, 2024

2024-10-17T16:25:57.061Z

Enhancements

Clarified the need to enter a JSON formatted string for Shipper HQ metafields for product metafields and product variant metafields.
Added error codes to the Get all customers and Delete customer endpoint descriptions. Thank you @sshaw.

Bug Fix

Removed brackets to correct the Update a metafield request body for the Customers V3 API.

API Updates for October 10, 2024

2024-10-10T22:33:37.929Z

API

The Upsert Customer Form Field Values endpoint is now deprecated. Use Update a Customer Address and Update Customers endpoints instead.

Developer Blog

Script Authorization on Payment Pages: Understanding PCI 4.0 Section 6.4.3 and How We’re Providing The Tools To Keep Your Payment Pages Secure

API Updates for October 3, 2024

2024-10-03T16:53:24.115Z

Enhancements

Updated the order_source description to be more specific regarding what values you can set for each origin. See the updated description in the response body for Get an order, Get all orders, Create an order, and Update an order endpoints as well as in the request body for Create an order and Update an order endpoints.
Updated the is_customers_only description in the Pages API documentation to clarify that the page is only visible to logged-in customers.

Bug Fixes

Added the order_source field as a request parameter for the Create an order and Update an order endpoints.
Corrected the Update an order request example. Thank you @cjbarth.
Fixed the rendering of the table in the Get all Order Statuses endpoint.
Removed a legacy reference from the Using Event Hooks article because it is no longer valid. Thank you @bobmurdoch.

API Updates for September 26, 2024

2024-09-26T16:35:12.769Z

API

We’re happy to announce the newly released Promotion Settings API.
The V2 Orders API endpoints now include the is_tax_inclusive_pricing field in the response.

Catalyst

Added a document about the Catalyst API Client. Learn how to fetch data from BigCommerce’s GraphQL Storefront API in Catalyst.

Enhancement

Added security requirements developers can implement while creating an app. Now, you can deliver secure apps and keep clients safe. See the Submit your app for approval section for information.

Bug Fix

Updated the subtotal_ex_tax description and other relevant Order and Product fields to clarify they can’t have a negative value. See Issue-512 for information.

API Updates for September 19, 2024

2024-09-19T16:29:57.083Z

API

We’re happy to announce that we’ve added the following protected UI sections when you build a storefront channel. You can now include these settings when you create a channel menu: Overview, Localization, Script Manager, Payments, Checkout, Web pages and Data solutions.
Updated the Form Fields endpoint of the REST Storefront API to include password requirements.

Enhancement

Update the response schemas for the Checkout endpoints of the REST Storefront API.

Deprecations

The following Stencil attributes are now deprecated and support for them will be dropped starting June 2025:
- settings.request.is_crawler
- settings.request.user_agent
- settings.client_ip_address
- settings.is_eu_ip_address
- settings.region_code

Bug Fixes

Clarified the text in Working with cart metafields to alleviate confusion. Cart metafields will not work with REST Storefront Carts.
Clarified the descriptions for parent_id and tree_id in the Catalog > Category trees > Categories endpoints for creating a top-level category.
Updated the description for is_customers_only in the Pages endpoint.
Moved the Create a Webhook endpoint to Manage Webhooks (Single) since you can only create one webhook at a time.

API Updates for September 12, 2024

2024-09-12T16:48:14.387Z

API

The newly-released Customer Segmentation API is generally available (GA) to use.

Stencil

We updated Stencil React foundation documentation to work with the latest Babel plugin packages. Now, the guidance works for React 18.

Enhancements

Clarified the role of the is_fallback boolean property of shipping methods, indicating when advanced shipping rules are unavailable.
Added a Get a favicon example to the storefront example queries article.

Bug Fixes

Corrected the consent category numbers in the Set Cookie Consent Preferences endpoint.

Corrected the Content-Type for Catalog V3 image upload endpoints:

API Updates for September 5, 2024

2024-09-05T16:35:37.091Z

API

The Store Information API now includes the infrastructure_region of the store so you can determine the hosted store’s geographical location. This location is helpful when deploying supporting infrastructure for the store so you can deploy it nearby (or in the same GCP region) to minimize latency.
We recently exposed the added_by_promotion field in the v3 cart and checkout endpoints.

Catalyst

We’re happy to announce the newly released XML sitemap in Catalyst. You can now submit a complete BigCommerce sitemap to search engines for your Catalyst store.

Payments

We’re happy to announce the update of the Braintree SDK version from 3.104.0 to 3.106.0 as of 4 PM EEST, September 4, 2024. See the Checkout SDK JS in GitHub for more information.

Bug Fix

Updated the Create a Channel Site example from HTTP to HTTPS and added a note about using the HTTPS protocol.

API Updates for August 29, 2024

2024-08-29T16:37:37.597Z

API

We’re happy to announce that we have updated the Sites API reference to deprecate the ssl_status field. To determine whether a site uses a private or shared SSL, retrieve the status from the Site Certificate endpoint instead.

B2B

B2B Editions’s API reference documentation has now been moved into our Developer Center to provide a faster, more consistent experience for developers creating future B2B experiences. If you run into anything that we can improve, let us know!

Theme

The Stencil CLI tunnel option now contains a password field implemented by the tunnel provider to prevent abuse by malicious parties. Thank you, Jordan Ramsay.

Bug Fixes

Added custom_provider_field_result to the response for the Get Order Transactions endpoint.
Updated schema and query parameters for Storefront Carts endpoints.
Added a sku_id field to the response for the Get Inventory at Locations endpoint.

API Updates for August 22, 2024

2024-08-22T16:50:04.089Z

Payments

We are happy to announce the update of the Braintree SDK version from 3.95.0 to 3.104.0 as of 4 PM EEST, August 22, 2024. See the Checkout SDK JS in GitHub for more information.

API

Updated the Create a Refund Quote endpoint of the Refund API to support product refund deductions

Enhancements

Added undocumented webhook event types to webhook callbacks.

Bug Fixes

Corrected the following endpoints: