"What is the API, and how can I use it ?"

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Short Answer:

The API allows experienced software developers to safely communicate with the shopping cart software database without directly editing it.  It is also language agnostic, meaning, your software can be written in most any language.  It is the most technical tool we offer.  We can build applications for clients who prefer us to build their API based applications.

Here are some examples of how our current API might be used:

• To get information about a certain product to create a custom block on your homepage
• To create a catalog that has a super-custom layout and functionality, but still controllable by the shopping cart manager
• To create a special category menu, such as a menu that dynamically loads each sub-level via AJAX.  For example, you want to have a car menu that only shows the Make of vahicles.  After it's selected, a sub-menu appears with the Models that belong to that Make; and then again for Years.

API support and documentation is not available at this time. 

If you would like, we can send you sample PHP scripts.

Detailed Explanation:

Currently, the API features supports the following:

• Categories: GET
• Categories-Items: GET
• Items: GET  (most of the main fields)
  
• Items-Attributes: GET
• Attributes: GET