Connecting to BigCommerce - Python Connector for BigCommerce

Connecting to BigCommerce

To establish a connection to BigCommerce, import the connector and authenticate using basic or OAuth 2.0 authentication.

Step 1. Import the connector

First, import the BigCommerce connector module:

import devart.bigcommerce as bigcommerce

Step 2. Establish a connection

Connect to your BigCommerce store using the connect() module method and obtain a connection object.

You can connect to BigCommerce using either basic authentication or OAuth 2.0 authentication.

Basic authentication

For basic authentication, provide your BigCommerce server URL and authentication credentials:

my_connection = bigcommerce.connect(

    Version="Ver2",
    Authentication="Basic",
    Server="your_bigcommerce_url",
    UserId="your_username",
    AuthenticationToken="your_auth_token"

)

Replace the example values with your actual connection values.

For more information, see Connection parameters.

OAuth 2.0 authentication

For OAuth 2.0 authentication, provide your OAuth credentials:

my_connection = bigcommerce.connect(

    Version="Ver2",
    Authentication="OAuth",
    StoreId="your_store_hash",
    ClientId="your_client_id",
    AccessToken="your_access_token"

)

Replace the example values with your actual connection values.

For more information, see Connection parameters.