How to Create a BigCommerce API Token for WordPress

Use the following steps to create an API Token within BigCommerce to be used when connecting your WordPress website

Updated over a week ago

1. Login to WineDirect

2. Click Ecommerce

3. Once in the Ecommerce portal click Settings

4. Go to the bottom of settings and click API Accounts

5. Select V2/V3 API Token and name your token.

*TAKE NOTE OF THE API PATH AS IT IS A REQUIRED FIELD WHEN ADDING THE TOKEN TO WORDPRESS*

6. Set the following OAuth Scopes:

  • Content = None

  • Checkout = None

  • Customers = Modify

  • Customers Login = Login

  • Info & Settings = Modify

  • Marketing = Read-Only

  • Orders = Read-Only

  • Order Transactions = Read-Only

  • Create Payments = None

  • Get Payment methods = Read-Only

  • Stored Payment Methods = None

  • Products = Read-Only

  • Themes = None

  • Carts = Modify

  • Checkouts = Modify

  • Sites & Routes = Modify

  • Channel Settings = Modify

  • Channel Listings = Modify

  • Storefront API Tokens = None

  • Storefront API Customer Impersonation Tokens = None

  • Store Logs = None

  • Store Locations = None

  • Store Inventory = None

  • Fulfillment Methods = Npme

  • Order Fulfillment = None
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7. A window will pop-up with the API Token information.

*COPY AND SAVE THIS INFORMATION IN A SECURE PLACE. ONCE YOU CLICK DONE YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS THESE CREDENTIALS AGAIN.*

8. Take the newly created API Credentials and API Path and follow the steps in next article for Setting up a WordPress Site Using API Account Credentials

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