• We’re happy to announce Promotions API is Generally Available (GA).

• The GraphQL Storefront API now supports cart metafields.

• Added a Localization document that describes how to localize a Catalyst storefront.

Webhooks

• The newly-released delivery exception webhook alerts users of delivery issues at their primary delivery destination.

Announcement

BigCommerce will deprecate support for Stencil CLI version 6 and older starting June 3, 2024. This decision is part of our ongoing efforts to ensure optimal performance and security for all platform users.

• Action required: To facilitate a smooth transition, we encourage you to upgrade to the latest version of Stencil CLI before the deprecation date. Upgrading ensures you and your team access the latest enhancements and features.

• How to upgrade: Run the following command in your terminal window to install the latest version.

  npm i -g @bigcommerce/stencil-cli

  If you have any questions or need assistance with the upgrade process, please don’t hesitate to contact our support team. We’re here to help ensure a seamless transition for your storefront.

Developer Blog

• Navigating the End of Third-Party Cookies: A Guide for BigCommerce App Developers

• Harness the Power of the Promotions API: Now GA!

• Hi Devs! We added a submitContactUs mutation to our GraphQL Storefront API, enabling a frontend customer feedback experience. This feature relies on reCaptcha for security and requires the customer to supply, at minimum, an email and comments. It also supports optional fields such as fullName, phoneNumber, orderNumber, companyName, and rmaNumber. This mutation also provides descriptive results for errors that can occur, including the failing field, what caused the error, and a description of the error. For more details, see the GraphQL Storefront Playground for your store or sandbox and experiment with the submitContactUs mutation.

Bug Fix

• Fixed a typo in Deprecation and Sunset Support for Node-sass. Now, you can see potential changes and reevaluate changes by running the following commands.

  stencil scss-autofix --dry

  stencil scss-autofix

• Happy to announce rate limits are now available for the Create a Customer Address endpoint.

• The Carts and Checkout Storefront APIs now allow adding, updating, and deleting gift wrapping to lineItems similar to the REST Management APIs. 

• Deprecated the view_count field for products in the Catalog API to improve platform performance.

• The newly released Delete Locations endpoint of the Locations API allows you to delete locations that do not have open transaction associated with them. Now you can remove an incorrectly added location or a location that is interfering with a workflow.

Bug Fix

• Fixed a GraphQL bug related to price fields displaying even when Show Product’s Price is disabled in the Settings>Display>Product Settings section of the control panel.

• General availability for GraphQL Storefront API.

• Added redirects V3 import-export functionality.

• Added Universal Analytics to the list of deprecations.

• Updated the Request shipping rates response body documentation to clarify that the discounted_cost field is optional.

• Stored Payment Instruments is now open beta.

• The Update Cart Line Item endpoint can now update or delete an existing GiftWrapping.

• Added Best Practices for API Integration Design article.

• Added Keyword Search and View Banner event schemas to BODL.

Announcements

• We are implementing an internal migration for GET v3/catalog/variants endpoint to enhance our API's performance. If you experience any unexpected API behavior on the following endpoint, please check the documentation to ensure all accurate query parameters and API usage.

• The BigCommerce DevX team is pleased to announce the launch of a new GraphQL Storefront Playground. We’ve made the following improvements:

  • Add new GraphQL UI

  • Replace initial tabs with Sample queries navigation to reduce clunkiness

  • Select queries from samples now auto-populate URL parameters

  • Add Explorer plugin to help with query construction

  • Move the URL bar to the bottom right footer

  • Resolve several UI-related bugs

• Updated when to use Absolute Adjustment and Relative Adjustment endpoints for adjusting inventory.

• Added fields to the InventorySettings type in the GraphQL Storefront API.

• Updated expires_at description for the Create a Token endpoint.

• Added query parameters and fields for date_created and date_modified in the Pickup Methods API.

• Added date_modified , date_modified:min, and {{date_modified:max}} as filterable parameters for V2 Customer Group API.

• Upgraded Checkout SDK and Checkout-js to use Node v18.

• Tokenized card is now available as a supported instrument in the Payments API.

• Exposed the following channel webhooks:

  • store/channel/{channel_id}/settings/site/checkoutUrl/updated

  • store/channel/{channel_id}/settings/site/checkoutUrl/deleted

• Added default and alternate behavior for GraphQL Storefront API's Inventory queries (BOPIS).

• Updated description for store/customer/updated webhook event.

• Updated our v2/shipping/zone/:zoneId/methods API for the default_cost property.

• Added inventory settings override for storefront channels to product inventory webhook.

• Added the Site Content with the GraphQL Storefront API article.

• Storefront GraphQL Carts & Checkout is now available. The API Reference is included in the GraphQL Storefront API Reference.

• Added a GraphQL query example for listing brands by popularity.

WordPress

• Added additional WordPress Troubleshooting documentation.

• Updated Orders V2 to support the limit parameter for the DELETE all orders endpoint.

• Data Solutions is now available. The API reference is included in the GraphQL Admin API reference.

• Added show_pre_order_stock_levels and show_out_of_stock_message fields to Inventory Settings in the Settings API and GraphQL Storefront API.

• Added assignVar handlebars helpers limit of 50 unique keys.

• The Apps Quick Start article now provides instructions to configure your app’s remove_user callback. 

• Pages V2 is officially deprecated. If you haven’t switched to Pages V3, now is the time!

• Updated the About our APIs article, including a note that our response headers are case-insensitive.

• Updated the Catalog API. We’re excited about the upcoming changes to make the Catalog specification more pull request friendly. See the following bigcommerce/api-specs pull requests:

  • PR 1275

  • PR 1267

  • PR 1259

• Updated the list of BigCommerce for WordPress OAuth scopes. See Getting your API credentials for more information.

• GraphQL Users API is now available in our collection of GraphQL APIs.

• Added documentation for Buy Online, Pick Up in Store (BOPIS)

Developer Blog

• Buy Online Pickup In-Store Now Available for BigCommerce Stores

• Stripe X BigCommerce Omnichannel Hackathon: Registration Now Open!

• Future Updates: What’s New with Inventory Management