Products
Products are the core resource to any Commerce Cloud project. They can be associated by category, collection, brands, and more.
warning
Product inventory is managed separately. If you wish to increment and allocate stock levels, see the Product Inventory API.
note
Products with a live status will only be returned when requesting via implicit authentication.
The Product object
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | string | The unique identifier for this product |
type | string | Represents the type of object being returned. Always: product |
name | string | A human readable name for this product |
slug | string | A human readable slug value. Must be unique |
sku | string | A unique SKU value |
manage_stock | boolean | This should be true if you wish to use the Inventory API to manage stock |
description | string | A human readable description of the product |
price | array[object] | An array of prices for this product in different currencies. Also see: The price object below. |
status | string | live or draft |
commodity_type | string | physical or digital |
meta | object | Additional information calculated for this product. Also see: The meta object below. |
relationships | object | Related resources. Also see: The relationships object below. |
{
"data": {
"type": "product",
"id": "6837058c-ae42-46db-b3c6-7f01e0c34b40",
"name": "Deck Shoe",
"slug": "deck-shoe",
"sku": "deck-shoe-001",
"manage_stock": true,
"description": "Modern boat shoes were invented in 1935 by American Paul A. Sperry of New Haven, Connecticut after noticing his dog's ability to run easily over ice without slipping. Using a knife, he cut siping into his shoes' soles, inspiring a shoe perfect for boating and a company called Sperry Top-Sider.",
"price": [
{
"amount": 5891,
"currency": "USD",
"includes_tax": true
}
],
"status": "live",
"commodity_type": "physical",
"meta": {
"timestamps": {
"created_at": "2017-08-25T09:36:14+00:00",
"updated_at": "2017-08-25T09:36:14+00:00"
},
"display_price": {
"with_tax": {
"amount": 5891,
"currency": "USD",
"formatted": "$58.91"
},
"without_tax": {
"amount": 5891,
"currency": "USD",
"formatted": "$58.91"
}
},
"stock": {
"level": 31,
"availability": "in-stock"
},
"variation_matrix": []
},
"relationships": {
"categories": {
"data": [
{
"type": "category",
"id": "8550c943-85c2-4239-a8a4-bfa255a38f08"
}
]
},
"brands": {
"data": [
{
"type": "brand",
"id": "c2c16959-5dfa-4ce8-a122-28523c04c0a2"
}
]
},
"collections": {
"data": [
{
"type": "collection",
"id": "ced85f3a-f1d2-47b5-ada5-bcbc43eb59eb"
}
]
},
"files": {
"data": [
{
"type": "file",
"id": "f1a384bc-e77b-4fe7-9cdd-ec82095f2769"
}
]
},
"main_image": {
"data": {
"type": "main_image",
"id": "54ef64a7-8a43-4398-acf2-66aa3c038136"
}
}
}
}
}
The price object
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
price[].amount | integer | Value of the price in the lowest denomination for that currency |
price[].currency | string | Currency code of this price (3 letter ISO) |
price[].includes_tax | boolean | true if relevant taxes have been included in the price false if not |
The meta object
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
meta.timestamps | object | Timestamps for this product |
meta.timestamps.created_at | string | The creation date of this product |
meta.timestamps.updated_at | string | The last updated date of this product |
meta.stock | object | Stock information for this product |
meta.stock.level | string | The stock level for this product |
meta.stock.availability | string | in-stock or out-stock |
meta.display_price | object | Formatted display prices based on the currency settings for this request |
meta.display_price.with_tax | object | Tax inclusive prices for this product |
meta.display_price.with_tax.amount | integer | The raw total of this product (includes tax) |
meta.display_price.with_tax.currency | string | The currency this display price has been formatted for |
meta.display_price.with_tax.formatted | string | The tax-inclusive formatted total based on the currency |
meta.display_price.without_tax | object | Tax-exclusive prices for this product |
meta.display_price.without_tax.amount | integer | The raw total of this product (excludes tax) |
meta.display_price.without_tax.currency | string | The currency this display price has been formatted for |
meta.display_price.without_tax.formatted | string | The tax exclusive formatted total based on the currency |
meta.variations | array[object] | An array of variations attached to this product |
meta.variations.id | string | The variation ID |
meta.variations.name | string | The variation name |
meta.variations.options | array[object] | An array of options attached to this variation |
meta.variations.options.name | string | The variation name |
meta.variations.options.description | string | A description of the option |
meta.variation_matrix | object | A matrix of option IDs to child product IDs |
warning
The variations matrix is only returned when getting a product by ID
The relationships object
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
relationships.variations | object | Relationships information regarding variations for this product (hidden, if no variation relationships exist) |
relationships.variations.data | array[object] | An array of relationships from this product to variation resources |
relationships.variations.data.type | string | Always product-variation |
relationships.variations.data.id | string | The ID of the related variation |
relationships.files | object | Relationships information regarding files for this product (hidden, if no file relationships exist) |
relationships.files.data | array[object] | An array of relationships from this product to file resources |
relationships.files.data.type | string | Always file |
relationships.files.data.id | string | The ID of the related file |
relationships.main_image | object | Relationships information regarding main_image for this product (hidden, if no main_image relationships exist) |
relationships.main_image.data | array[object] | An array of relationships from this product to main_image resources |
relationships.main_image.data.type | string | Always main_image |
relationships.main_image.data.id | string | The ID of the related file |
relationships.categories | object | Relationships information regarding categories for this product (hidden, if no categories relationships exist) |
relationships.categories.data | array[object] | An array of relationships from this product to category resources |
relationships.categories.data.type | string | Always category |
relationships.categories.data.id | string | The ID of the related category |
relationships.collections | object | Relationships information regarding collections for this product (hidden, if no collections relationships exist) |
relationships.collections.data | array[object] | An array of relationships from this product to collection resources |
relationships.collections.data.type | string | Always collection |
relationships.collections.data.id | string | The ID of the related collection |
relationships.brands | object | Relationships information regarding brands for this product (hidden, if no brand relationships exist) |
relationships.brands.data | array[object] | An array of relationships from this product to brand resources |
relationships.brands.data.type | string | Always brand |
relationships.brands.data.id | string | The ID of the related brand |