Elastic Path Commerce for AWS Setup
Core Commerce Architecture
Cortex API Architecture
Tutorials & Code Examples
Elastic Path Production Tools
Core Commerce Release Notes
Cortex API Front-End Documentation
EP for Adobe Marketing Cloud Architecture
EP for AMC Developer Documentation
EP for AMC Release Notes
Cortex Studio
Touchpoint Developer Home
Getting Started
Introduction
Introduces Cortex, a hypermedia REST API for e-commerce.
Learning To Use Cortex
Basic steps to make your first Cortex API request.
Learning To Use Cortex Studio
Overview of Cortex Studio, a customized REST client Web Application for testing Cortex features.
Learning To Use Cortex Java SDK
Overview of Cortex Java SDK, how to set it up with your OSGi project, and sample code for constructing URIs and marshalling Cortex responses.
API Basics
Resources
An overview of Cortex resources, their purpose and formats.
Request Methods
Lists HTTP request methods supported by Cortex.
Request Entry Points
Lists and defines Cortex entry points.
JSON Format
A breakdown of Plain JSON and HAL representation
URI Standards
A breakdown of a Cortex URI, as well as descriptions of scope and default.
Links
A breakdown of a Cortex hypermedia links JSON array.
Zoom
An overview of Zoom, a Cortex technology that allows you retrieve multiple resource representations with a single request.
Hypermedia Controls
Introduction
An overview of Cortex hypermedia controls, which are ways to manipulate Cortex add items to cart, checkout, update customer profiles, and so on.
Lists
An overview of the lists hypermedia control, which is an ordered list of links to other resources.
Forms
An overview of the forms hypermedia control, which creates new resources in Cortex.
Selectors
An overview of the selector hypermedia control, which can change a resource's state.
NeedInfo
Describes the needinfo hypermedia control, which prevents a resource from changing its state until a set of conditions are satisfied.
Structured Messages
Describes the structured messages hypermedia control, a feature which passes useful information to your users.
API Reference
Headers
Lists the standard HTTP request headers that Cortex supports.
Query Parameters
Lists the custom query parameters that Cortex supports.
Response Status Codes
Lists some standard response status codes returned by Cortex.
FollowLocation
An overview of FollowLocation and some examples.
Proxy Configuration
How to set up a proxy server to handle reqeusts between Cortex and a client application. This gets around a Web Browsers' Same Origin Policy.
Parsing Responses
How to use JSONPath to extract data from Cortex JSON responses.
NeedInfo Messages
Lists structured messages of type NeedInfo returned by Cortex.
Field Validation Errors
Lists structured messages generated by field validation errors returned by Cortex.
Business State Errors
Lists structured messages generated by business state errors returned by Cortex.
Security Roles
Describes the Cortex security roles that are provided out of the box.
Personalization
An overview of Cortex personalization, which offers different pricing, promotions, or content based on a shopper's attributes.
Pricing and Promotion
An overview of the pricing and promotions resources and how they affect related resources.
Advisors
Lists advisors provided by Elastic Path and their purpose.
Tutorials
Authenticate a Customer
How to validate a registered user's credentials to receive an access token.
Generate a Public OAuth Token
How to request a public access token for an anonymous shopper.
Search for Items
How to search for items in a store.
Add an Item to a Cart
How to add an item to a customer's cart.
Remove Cart Item
How to remove an item from a customer's cart.
Select Item Options
How to select an item option for an item.
Purchasing: From Start to Finish
Overview of the base calls required to log a customer in, add an item to a cart, and then complete the cart's purchase.
Merging Public Carts
How to merge a public cart with a registered user's cart.
Viewing Consent of a Customer for a Data Policy
How to view customer consent for a data policy.
Changing Customer Consent for a Data Policy
How to change customer consent for a data policy.
Articles
Developer Tips
Tips, tricks, and tools a Cortex application developer should use when developing a client application.
Items Explained
Detailed explanation of items, item definitions, and item components.
Reference
Resource Reference Guide
Describes the Cortex resources, their workflows and response fields.
Resource Relationship Map
Provides the resource relationship map, which is a visual map of Cortex resources and their relationships.
Getting Started
Introduction
Introduces Cortex, a hypermedia REST API for e-commerce.
Learning To Use Cortex
Basic steps to make your first Cortex API request.
Learning To Use Cortex Studio
Overview of Cortex Studio, a customized REST client Web Application for testing Cortex features.
Learning To Use Cortex Java SDK
Overview of Cortex Java SDK, how to set it up with your OSGi project, and sample code for constructing URIs and marshalling Cortex responses.
API Basics
Resources
An overview of Cortex resources, their purpose and formats.
Request Methods
Lists HTTP request methods supported by Cortex.
Request Entry Points
Lists and defines Cortex entry points.
JSON Format
A breakdown of Plain JSON and HAL representation
URI Standards
A breakdown of a Cortex URI, as well as descriptions of scope and default.
Links
A breakdown of a Cortex hypermedia links JSON array.
Zoom
An overview of Zoom, a Cortex technology that allows you retrieve multiple resource representations with a single request.
Hypermedia Controls
Introduction
An overview of Cortex hypermedia controls, which are ways to manipulate Cortex add items to cart, checkout, update customer profiles, and so on.
Lists
An overview of the lists hypermedia control, which is an ordered list of links to other resources.
Forms
An overview of the forms hypermedia control, which creates new resources in Cortex.
Selectors
An overview of the selector hypermedia control, which can change a resource's state.
NeedInfo
Describes the needinfo hypermedia control, which prevents a resource from changing its state until a set of conditions are satisfied.
Structured Messages
Describes the structured messages hypermedia control, a feature which passes useful information to your users.
API Reference
Headers
Lists the standard HTTP request headers that Cortex supports.
Query Parameters
Lists the custom query parameters that Cortex supports.
Response Status Codes
Lists some standard response status codes returned by Cortex.
FollowLocation
An overview of FollowLocation and some examples.
Proxy Configuration
How to set up a proxy server to handle reqeusts between Cortex and a client application. This gets around a Web Browsers' Same Origin Policy.
Parsing Responses
How to use JSONPath to extract data from Cortex JSON responses.
NeedInfo Messages
Lists structured messages of type NeedInfo returned by Cortex.
Field Validation Errors
Lists structured messages generated by field validation errors returned by Cortex.
Business State Errors
Lists structured messages generated by business state errors returned by Cortex.
Security Roles
Describes the Cortex security roles that are provided out of the box.
Personalization
An overview of Cortex personalization, which offers different pricing, promotions, or content based on a shopper's attributes.
Pricing and Promotion
An overview of the pricing and promotions resources and how they affect related resources.
Advisors
Lists advisors provided by Elastic Path and their purpose.
Tutorials
Authenticate a Customer
How to validate a registered user's credentials to receive an access token.
Generate a Public OAuth Token
How to request a public access token for an anonymous shopper.
Search for Items
How to search for items in a store.
Add an Item to a Cart
How to add an item to a customer's cart.
Remove Cart Item
How to remove an item from a customer's cart.
Select Item Options
How to select an item option for an item.
Purchasing: From Start to Finish
Overview of the base calls required to log a customer in, add an item to a cart, and then complete the cart's purchase.
Merging Public Carts
How to merge a public cart with a registered user's cart.
Viewing Consent of a Customer for a Data Policy
How to view customer consent for a data policy.
Changing Customer Consent for a Data Policy
How to change customer consent for a data policy.
Articles
Developer Tips
Tips, tricks, and tools a Cortex application developer should use when developing a client application.
Items Explained
Detailed explanation of items, item definitions, and item components.
Reference
Resource Reference Guide
Describes the Cortex resources, their workflows and response fields.
Resource Relationship Map
Provides the resource relationship map, which is a visual map of Cortex resources and their relationships.
Getting Started
Introduction
Introduces Cortex, a hypermedia REST API for e-commerce.
Learning To Use Cortex
Basic steps to make your first Cortex API request.
Learning To Use Cortex Studio
Overview of Cortex Studio, a customized REST client Web Application for testing Cortex features.
Learning To Use Cortex Java SDK
Overview of Cortex Java SDK, how to set it up with your OSGi project, and sample code for constructing URIs and marshalling Cortex responses.
API Basics
Resources
An overview of Cortex resources, their purpose and formats.
Request Methods
Lists HTTP request methods supported by Cortex.
Request Entry Points
Lists and defines Cortex entry points.
JSON Format
A breakdown of Plain JSON and HAL representation
URI Standards
A breakdown of a Cortex URI, as well as descriptions of scope and default.
Links
A breakdown of a Cortex hypermedia links JSON array.
Zoom
An overview of Zoom, a Cortex technology that allows you retrieve multiple resource representations with a single request.
Hypermedia Controls
Introduction
An overview of Cortex hypermedia controls, which are ways to manipulate Cortex add items to cart, checkout, update customer profiles, and so on.
Lists
An overview of the lists hypermedia control, which is an ordered list of links to other resources.
Forms
An overview of the forms hypermedia control, which creates new resources in Cortex.
Selectors
An overview of the selector hypermedia control, which can change a resource's state.
NeedInfo
Describes the needinfo hypermedia control, which prevents a resource from changing its state until a set of conditions are satisfied.
Structured Messages
Describes the structured messages hypermedia control, a feature which passes useful information to your users.
API Reference
Headers
Lists the standard HTTP request headers that Cortex supports.
Query Parameters
Lists the custom query parameters that Cortex supports.
Response Status Codes
Lists some standard response status codes returned by Cortex.
FollowLocation
An overview of FollowLocation and some examples.
Proxy Configuration
How to set up a proxy server to handle reqeusts between Cortex and a client application. This gets around a Web Browsers' Same Origin Policy.
Parsing Responses
How to use JSONPath to extract data from Cortex JSON responses.
NeedInfo Messages
Lists structured messages of type NeedInfo returned by Cortex.
Field Validation Errors
Lists structured messages generated by field validation errors returned by Cortex.
Business State Errors
Lists structured messages generated by business state errors returned by Cortex.
Security Roles
Describes the Cortex security roles that are provided out of the box.
Personalization
An overview of Cortex personalization, which offers different pricing, promotions, or content based on a shopper's attributes.
Pricing and Promotion
An overview of the pricing and promotions resources and how they affect related resources.
Advisors
Lists advisors provided by Elastic Path and their purpose.
Tutorials
Authenticate a Customer
How to validate a registered user's credentials to receive an access token.
Generate a Public OAuth Token
How to request a public access token for an anonymous shopper.
Search for Items
How to search for items in a store.
Add an Item to a Cart
How to add an item to a customer's cart.
Remove Cart Item
How to remove an item from a customer's cart.
Select Item Options
How to select an item option for an item.
Purchasing: From Start to Finish
Overview of the base calls required to log a customer in, add an item to a cart, and then complete the cart's purchase.
Merging Public Carts
How to merge a public cart with a registered user's cart.
Viewing Consent of a Customer for a Data Policy
How to view customer consent for a data policy.
Changing Customer Consent for a Data Policy
How to change customer consent for a data policy.
Articles
Developer Tips
Tips, tricks, and tools a Cortex application developer should use when developing a client application.
Items Explained
Detailed explanation of items, item definitions, and item components.
Reference
Resource Reference Guide
Describes the Cortex resources, their workflows and response fields.
Resource Relationship Map
Provides the resource relationship map, which is a visual map of Cortex resources and their relationships.
Getting Started
Introduction
Introduces Cortex, a hypermedia REST API for e-commerce.
Learning To Use Cortex
Basic steps to make your first Cortex API request.
Learning To Use Cortex Studio
Overview of Cortex Studio, a customized REST client Web Application for testing Cortex features.
Learning To Use Cortex Java SDK
Overview of Cortex Java SDK, how to set it up with your OSGi project, and sample code for constructing URIs and marshalling Cortex responses.
API Basics
Resources
An overview of Cortex resources, their purpose and formats.
Request Methods
Lists HTTP request methods supported by Cortex.
Request Entry Points
Lists and defines Cortex entry points.
JSON Format
A breakdown of a standard Cortex JSON representation.
URI Standards
A breakdown of a Cortex URI, as well as descriptions of scope and default.
Links
A breakdown of a Cortex hypermedia links JSON array.
Zoom
An overview of Zoom, a Cortex technology that allows you retrieve multiple resource representations with a single request.
Hypermedia Controls
Introduction
An overview of Cortex hypermedia controls, which are ways to manipulate Cortex add items to cart, checkout, update customer profiles, and so on.
Lists
An overview of the lists hypermedia control, which is an ordered list of links to other resources.
Forms
An overview of the forms hypermedia control, which creates new resources in Cortex.
Selectors
An overview of the selector hypermedia control, which can change a resource's state.
NeedInfo
Describes the needinfo hypermedia control, which prevents a resource from changing its state until a set of conditions are satisfied.
Structured Messages
Describes the structured messages hypermedia control, a feature which passes useful information to your users.
API Reference
Headers
Lists the standard HTTP request headers that Cortex supports.
Query Parameters
Lists the custom query parameters that Cortex supports.
Response Status Codes
Lists some standard response status codes returned by Cortex.
FollowLocation
An overview of FollowLocation and some examples.
Proxy Configuration
How to set up a proxy server to handle reqeusts between Cortex and a client application. This gets around a Web Browsers' Same Origin Policy.
Parsing Responses
How to use JSONPath to extract data from Cortex JSON responses.
NeedInfo Messages
Lists structured messages of type NeedInfo returned by Cortex.
Field Validation Errors
Lists structured messages generated by field validation errors returned by Cortex.
Business State Errors
Lists structured messages generated by business state errors returned by Cortex.
Security Roles
Describes the Cortex security roles that are provided out of the box.
Personalization
An overview of Cortex personalization, which offers different pricing, promotions, or content based on a shopper's attributes.
Pricing and Promotion
An overview of the pricing and promotions resources and how they affect related resources.
Advisors
Lists advisors provided by Elastic Path and their purpose.
Tutorials
Authenticate a Customer
How to validate a registered user's credentials to receive an access token.
Generate a Public OAuth Token
How to request a public access token for an anonymous shopper.
Search for Items
How to search for items in a store.
Add an Item to a Cart
How to add an item to a customer's cart.
Remove Cart Item
How to remove an item from a customer's cart.
Select Item Options
How to select an item option for an item.
Purchasing: From Start to Finish
Overview of the base calls required to log a customer in, add an item to a cart, and then complete the cart's purchase.
Merging Public Carts
How to merge a public cart with a registered user's cart.
Viewing Consent of a Customer for a Data Policy
How to view customer consent for a data policy.
Changing Customer Consent for a Data Policy
How to change customer consent for a data policy.
Articles
Developer Tips
Tips, tricks, and tools a Cortex application developer should use when developing a client application.
Items Explained
Detailed explanation of items, item definitions, and item components.
Reference
Resource Reference Guide
Describes the Cortex resources, their workflows and response fields.
Resource Relationship Map
Provides the resource relationship map, which is a visual map of Cortex resources and their relationships.
Getting Started
Introduction
Introduces Cortex, a hypermedia REST API for e-commerce.
Learning To Use Cortex
Basic steps to make your first Cortex API request.
Learning To Use Cortex Studio
Overview of Cortex Studio, a customized REST client Web Application for testing Cortex features.
Learning To Use Cortex Java SDK
Overview of Cortex Java SDK, how to set it up with your OSGi project, and sample code for constructing URIs and marshalling Cortex responses.
API Basics
Resources
An overview of Cortex resources, their purpose and formats.
Request Methods
Lists HTTP request methods supported by Cortex.
Request Entry Points
Lists and defines Cortex entry points.
JSON Format
A breakdown of a standard Cortex JSON representation.
URI Standards
A breakdown of a Cortex URI, as well as descriptions of scope and default.
Links
A breakdown of a Cortex hypermedia links JSON array.
Zoom
An overview of Zoom, a Cortex technology that allows you retrieve multiple resource representations with a single request.
Hypermedia Controls
Introduction
An overview of Cortex hypermedia controls, which are ways to manipulate Cortex add items to cart, checkout, update customer profiles, and so on.
Lists
An overview of the lists hypermedia control, which is an ordered list of links to other resources.
Forms
An overview of the forms hypermedia control, which creates new resources in Cortex.
Selectors
An overview of the selector hypermedia control, which can change a resource's state.
NeedInfo
Describes the needinfo hypermedia control, which prevents a resource from changing its state until a set of conditions are satisfied.
Structured Messages
Describes the structured messages hypermedia control, a feature which passes useful information to your users.
API Reference
Headers
Lists the standard HTTP request headers that Cortex supports.
Query Parameters
Lists the custom query parameters that Cortex supports.
Response Status Codes
Lists some standard response status codes returned by Cortex.
FollowLocation
An overview of FollowLocation and some examples.
Proxy Configuration
How to set up a proxy server to handle reqeusts between Cortex and a client application. This gets around a Web Browsers' Same Origin Policy.
Parsing Responses
How to use JSONPath to extract data from Cortex JSON responses.
NeedInfo Messages
Lists structured messages of type NeedInfo returned by Cortex.
Field Validation Errors
Lists structured messages generated by field validation errors returned by Cortex.
Business State Errors
Lists structured messages generated by business state errors returned by Cortex.
Security Roles
Describes the Cortex security roles that are provided out of the box.
Personalization
An overview of Cortex personalization, which offers different pricing, promotions, or content based on a shopper's attributes.
Pricing and Promotion
An overview of the pricing and promotions resources and how they affect related resources.
Tutorials
Authenticate a Customer
How to validate a registered user's credentials to receive an access token.
Generate a Public OAuth Token
How to request a public access token for an anonymous shopper.
Search for Items
How to search for items in a store.
Add an Item to a Cart
How to add an item to a customer's cart.
Remove Cart Item
How to remove an item from a customer's cart.
Select Item Options
How to select an item option for an item.
Purchasing: From Start to Finish
Overview of the base calls required to log a customer in, add an item to a cart, and then complete the cart's purchase.
Merging Public Carts
How to merge a public cart with a registered user's cart.
Articles
Developer Tips
Tips, tricks, and tools a Cortex application developer should use when developing a client application.
Items Explained
Detailed explanation of items, item definitions, and item components.
Reference
Resource Reference Guide
Describes the Cortex resources, their workflows and response fields.
Resource Relationship Map
Provides the resource relationship map, which is a visual map of Cortex resources and their relationships.
Getting Started
Introduction
Introduces Cortex, a hypermedia REST API for e-commerce.
Learning To Use Cortex
Basic steps to make your first Cortex API request.
Learning To Use Cortex Studio
Overview of Cortex Studio, a customized REST client Web Application for testing Cortex features.
Learning To Use Cortex Java SDK
Overview of Cortex Java SDK, how to set it up with your OSGi project, and sample code for constructing URIs and marshalling Cortex responses.
API Basics
Resources
An overview of Cortex resources, their purpose and formats.
Request Methods
Lists HTTP request methods supported by Cortex.
Request Entry Points
Lists and defines Cortex entry points.
JSON Format
A breakdown of a standard Cortex JSON representation.
URI Standards
A breakdown of a Cortex URI, as well as descriptions of scope and default.
Links
A breakdown of a Cortex hypermedia links JSON array.
Zoom
An overview of Zoom, a Cortex technology that allows you retrieve multiple resource representations with a single request.
Hypermedia Controls
Introduction
An overview of Cortex hypermedia controls, which are ways to manipulate Cortex add items to cart, checkout, update customer profiles, and so on.
Lists
An overview of the lists hypermedia control, which is an ordered list of links to other resources.
Forms
An overview of the forms hypermedia control, which creates new resources in Cortex.
Selectors
An overview of the selector hypermedia control, which can change a resource's state.
NeedInfo
Describes the needinfo hypermedia control, which prevents a resource from changing its state until a set of conditions are satisfied.
Structured Messages
Describes the structured messages hypermedia control, a feature which passes useful information to your users.
API Reference
Headers
Lists the standard HTTP request headers that Cortex supports.
Query Parameters
Lists the custom query parameters that Cortex supports.
Response Status Codes
Lists some standard response status codes returned by Cortex.
FollowLocation
An overview of FollowLocation and some examples.
Proxy Configuration
How to set up a proxy server to handle reqeusts between Cortex and a client application. This gets around a Web Browsers' Same Origin Policy.
Parsing Responses
How to use JSONPath to extract data from Cortex JSON responses.
Security Roles
Describes the Cortex security roles that are provided out of the box.
Personalization
An overview of Cortex personalization, which offers different pricing, promotions, or content based on a shopper's attributes.
Pricing and Promotion
An overview of the pricing and promotions resources and how they affect related resources.
Tutorials
Authenticate a Customer
How to validate a registered user's credentials to receive an access token.
Generate a Public OAuth Token
How to request a public access token for an anonymous shopper.
Search for Items
How to search for items in a store.
Add an Item to a Cart
How to add an item to a customer's cart.
Remove Cart Item
How to remove an item from a customer's cart.
Select Item Options
How to select an item option for an item.
Purchasing: From Start to Finish
Overview of the base calls required to log a customer in, add an item to a cart, and then complete the cart's purchase.
Merging Public Carts
How to merge a public cart with a registered user's cart.
Articles
Developer Tips
Tips, tricks, and tools a Cortex application developer should use when developing a client application.
Items Explained
Detailed explanation of items, item definitions, and item components.
Reference
Resource Reference Guide
Describes the Cortex resources, their workflows and response fields.
Resource Relationship Map
Provides the resource relationship map, which is a visual map of Cortex resources and their relationships.
Getting Started
Introduction
Introduces Cortex, a hypermedia REST API for e-commerce.
Learning To Use Cortex
Basic steps to make your first Cortex API request.
Learning To Use Cortex Studio
Overview of Cortex Studio, a customized REST client Web Application for testing Cortex features.
Learning To Use Cortex Java SDK
Overview of Cortex Java SDK, how to set it up with your OSGi project, and sample code for constructing URIs and marshalling Cortex responses.
API Basics
Resources
An overview of Cortex resources, their purpose and formats.
Request Methods
Lists HTTP request methods supported by Cortex.
Request Entry Points
Lists and defines Cortex entry points.
JSON Format
A breakdown of a standard Cortex JSON representation.
URI Standards
A breakdown of a Cortex URI, as well as descriptions of scope and default.
Links
A breakdown of a Cortex hypermedia links JSON array.
Zoom
An overview of Zoom, a Cortex technology that allows you retrieve multiple resource representations with a single request.
Hypermedia Controls
Introduction
An overview of Cortex hypermedia controls, which are ways to manipulate Cortex add items to cart, checkout, update customer profiles, and so on.
Lists
An overview of the lists hypermedia control, which is an ordered list of links to other resources.
Forms
An overview of the forms hypermedia control, which creates new resources in Cortex.
Selectors
An overview of the selector hypermedia control, which can change a resource's state.
NeedInfo
Describes the needinfo hypermedia control, which prevents a resource from changing its state until a set of conditions are satisfied.
Structured Messages
Describes the structured messages hypermedia control, a feature which passes useful information to your users.
API Reference
Headers
Lists the standard HTTP request headers that Cortex supports.
Query Parameters
Lists the custom query parameters that Cortex supports.
Response Status Codes
Lists some standard response status codes returned by Cortex.
FollowLocation
An overview of FollowLocation and some examples.
Proxy Configuration
How to set up a proxy server to handle reqeusts between Cortex and a client application. This gets around a Web Browsers' Same Origin Policy.
Parsing Responses
How to use JSONPath to extract data from Cortex JSON responses.
Security Roles
Describes the Cortex security roles that are provided out of the box.
Personalization
An overview of Cortex personalization, which offers different pricing, promotions, or content based on a shopper's attributes.
Pricing and Promotion
An overview of the pricing and promotions resources and how they affect related resources.
Tutorials
Authenticate a Customer
How to validate a registered user's credentials to receive an access token.
Generate a Public OAuth Token
How to request a public access token for an anonymous shopper.
Search for Items
How to search for items in a store.
Add an Item to a Cart
How to add an item to a customer's cart.
Remove Cart Item
How to remove an item from a customer's cart.
Select Item Options
How to select an item option for an item.
Purchasing: From Start to Finish
Overview of the base calls required to log a customer in, add an item to a cart, and then complete the cart's purchase.
Merging Public Carts
How to merge a public cart with a registered user's cart.
Articles
Developer Tips
Tips, tricks, and tools a Cortex application developer should use when developing a client application.
Items Explained
Detailed explanation of items, item definitions, and item components.
Reference
Resource Reference Guide
Describes the Cortex resources, their workflows and response fields.
Resource Relationship Map
Provides the resource relationship map, which is a visual map of Cortex resources and their relationships.
Getting Started
Introduction
Introduces Cortex, a hypermedia REST API for e-commerce.
Learning To Use Cortex
Basic steps to make your first Cortex API request.
Learning To Use Cortex Studio
Overview of Cortex Studio, a customized REST client Web Application for testing Cortex features.
Learning To Use Cortex Java SDK
Overview of Cortex Java SDK, how to set it up with your OSGi project, and sample code for constructing URIs and marshalling Cortex responses.
API Basics
Resources
An overview of Cortex resources, their purpose and formats.
Request Methods
Lists HTTP request methods supported by Cortex.
Request Entry Points
Lists and defines Cortex entry points.
JSON Format
A breakdown of a standard Cortex JSON representation.
URI Standards
A breakdown of a Cortex URI, as well as descriptions of scope and default.
Links
A breakdown of a Cortex hypermedia links JSON array.
Zoom
An overview of Zoom, a Cortex technology that allows you retrieve multiple resource representations with a single request.
Hypermedia Controls
Introduction
An overview of Cortex hypermedia controls, which are ways to manipulate Cortex add items to cart, checkout, update customer profiles, and so on.
Lists
An overview of the lists hypermedia control, which is an ordered list of links to other resources.
Forms
An overview of the forms hypermedia control, which creates new resources in Cortex.
API Reference
Headers
Lists the standard HTTP request headers that Cortex supports.
Query Parameters
Lists the custom query parameters that Cortex supports.
Response Status Codes
Lists some standard response status codes returned by Cortex.
FollowLocation
An overview of FollowLocation and some examples.
Proxy Configuration
How to set up a proxy server to handle reqeusts between Cortex and a client application. This gets around a Web Browsers' Same Origin Policy.
Parsing Responses
How to use JSONPath to extract data from Cortex JSON responses.
Security Roles
Describes the Cortex security roles that are provided out of the box.
Personalization
An overview of Cortex personalization, which offers different pricing, promotions, or content based on a shopper's attributes.
Pricing and Promotion
An overview of the pricing and promotions resources and how they affect related resources.
Tutorials
Authenticate a Customer
How to validate a registered user's credentials to receive an access token.
Generate a Public OAuth Token
How to request a public access token for an anonymous shopper.
Search for Items
How to search for items in a store.
Add an Item to a Cart
How to add an item to a customer's cart.
Remove Cart Item
How to remove an item from a customer's cart.
Select Item Options
How to select an item option for an item.
Purchasing: From Start to Finish
Overview of the base calls required to log a customer in, add an item to a cart, and then complete the cart's purchase.
Merging Public Carts
How to merge a public cart with a registered user's cart.
Articles
Developer Tips
Tips, tricks, and tools a Cortex application developer should use when developing a client application.
Items Explained
Detailed explanation of items, item definitions, and item components.
Getting Started
Introduction
Introduces Cortex, a hypermedia REST API for e-commerce.
Learning To Use Cortex
Basic steps to make your first Cortex API request.
Learning To Use Cortex Studio
Overview of Cortex Studio, a customized REST client Web Application for testing Cortex features.
Learning To Use Cortex Java SDK
Overview of Cortex Java SDK, how to set it up with your OSGi project, and sample code for constructing URIs and marshalling Cortex responses.
API Basics
Resources
An overview of Cortex resources, their purpose and formats.
Request Methods
Lists HTTP request methods supported by Cortex.
Request Entry Points
Lists and defines Cortex entry points.
JSON Format
A breakdown of a standard Cortex JSON representation.
URI Standards
A breakdown of a Cortex URI, as well as descriptions of scope and default.
Links
A breakdown of a Cortex hypermedia links JSON array.
Zoom
An overview of Zoom, a Cortex technology that allows you retrieve multiple resource representations with a single request.
Hypermedia Controls
Introduction
An overview of Cortex hypermedia controls, which are ways to manipulate Cortex add items to cart, checkout, update customer profiles, and so on.
Lists
An overview of the lists hypermedia control, which is an ordered list of links to other resources.
Forms
An overview of the forms hypermedia control, which creates new resources in Cortex.
API Reference
Headers
Lists the standard HTTP request headers that Cortex supports.
Query Parameters
Lists the custom query parameters that Cortex supports.
Response Status Codes
Lists some standard response status codes returned by Cortex.
FollowLocation
An overview of FollowLocation and some examples.
Proxy Configuration
How to set up a proxy server to handle reqeusts between Cortex and a client application. This gets around a Web Browsers' Same Origin Policy.
Parsing Responses
How to use JSONPath to extract data from Cortex JSON responses.
Security Roles
Describes the Cortex security roles that are provided out of the box.
Personalization
An overview of Cortex personalization, which offers different pricing, promotions, or content based on a shopper's attributes.
Pricing and Promotion
An overview of the pricing and promotions resources and how they affect related resources.
Tutorials
Authenticate a Customer
How to validate a registered user's credentials to receive an access token.
Generate a Public OAuth Token
How to request a public access token for an anonymous shopper.
Search for Items
How to search for items in a store.
Add an Item to a Cart
How to add an item to a customer's cart.
Remove Cart Item
How to remove an item from a customer's cart.
Select Item Options
How to select an item option for an item.
Purchasing: From Start to Finish
Overview of the base calls required to log a customer in, add an item to a cart, and then complete the cart's purchase.
Merging Public Carts
How to merge a public cart with a registered user's cart.
Articles
Developer Tips
Tips, tricks, and tools a Cortex application developer should use when developing a client application.
Items Explained
Detailed explanation of items, item definitions, and item components.
Getting Started
Introduction
Introduces Cortex, a hypermedia REST API for e-commerce.
Learning To Use Cortex
Basic steps to make your first Cortex API request.
Learning To Use Cortex Studio
Overview of Cortex Studio, a customized REST client Web Application for testing Cortex features.
Learning To Use Cortex Java SDK
Overview of Cortex Java SDK, how to set it up with your OSGi project, and sample code for constructing URIs and marshalling Cortex responses.
API Basics
Resources
An overview of Cortex resources, their purpose and formats.
Request Methods
Lists HTTP request methods supported by Cortex.
Request Entry Points
Lists and defines Cortex entry points.
JSON Format
A breakdown of a standard Cortex JSON representation.
URI Standards
A breakdown of a Cortex URI, as well as descriptions of scope and default.
Links
A breakdown of a Cortex hypermedia links JSON array.
Zoom
An overview of Zoom, a Cortex technology that allows you retrieve multiple resource representations with a single request.
Hypermedia Controls
Introduction
An overview of Cortex hypermedia controls, which are ways to manipulate Cortex add items to cart, checkout, update customer profiles, and so on.
Lists
An overview of the lists hypermedia control, which is an ordered list of links to other resources.
Forms
An overview of the forms hypermedia control, which creates new resources in Cortex.
API Reference
Headers
Lists the standard HTTP request headers that Cortex supports.
Query Parameters
Lists the custom query parameters that Cortex supports.
Response Status Codes
Lists some standard response status codes returned by Cortex.
FollowLocation
An overview of FollowLocation and some examples.
Proxy Configuration
How to set up a proxy server to handle reqeusts between Cortex and a client application. This gets around a Web Browsers' Same Origin Policy.
Parsing Responses
How to use JSONPath to extract data from Cortex JSON responses.
Security Roles
Describes the Cortex security roles that are provided out of the box.
Personalization
An overview of Cortex personalization, which offers different pricing, promotions, or content based on a shopper's attributes.
Pricing and Promotion
An overview of the pricing and promotions resources and how they affect related resources.
Tutorials
Authenticate a Customer
How to validate a registered user's credentials to receive an access token.
Generate a Public OAuth Token
How to request a public access token for an anonymous shopper.
Search for Items
How to search for items in a store.
Add an Item to a Cart
How to add an item to a customer's cart.
Remove Cart Item
How to remove an item from a customer's cart.
Select Item Options
How to select an item option for an item.
Purchasing: From Start to Finish
Overview of the base calls required to log a customer in, add an item to a cart, and then complete the cart's purchase.
Merging Public Carts
How to merge a public cart with a registered user's cart.
Articles
Developer Tips
Tips, tricks, and tools a Cortex application developer should use when developing a client application.
Items Explained
Detailed explanation of items, item definitions, and item components.
Getting Started
Introduction
Introduces Cortex, a hypermedia REST API for e-commerce.
Learning To Use Cortex
Basic steps to make your first Cortex API request.
Learning To Use Cortex Studio
Overview of Cortex Studio, a customized REST client Web Application for testing Cortex features.
Learning To Use Cortex Java SDK
Overview of Cortex Java SDK, how to set it up with your OSGi project, and sample code for constructing URIs and marshalling Cortex responses.
API Basics
Resources
An overview of Cortex resources, their purpose and formats.
Request Methods
Lists HTTP request methods supported by Cortex.
Request Entry Points
Lists and defines Cortex entry points.
JSON Format
A breakdown of a standard Cortex JSON representation.
URI Standards
A breakdown of a Cortex URI, as well as descriptions of scope and default.
Links
A breakdown of a Cortex hypermedia links JSON array.
Zoom
An overview of Zoom, a Cortex technology that allows you retrieve multiple resource representations with a single request.
Hypermedia Controls
Introduction
An overview of Cortex hypermedia controls, which are ways to manipulate Cortex add items to cart, checkout, update customer profiles, and so on.
Lists
An overview of the lists hypermedia control, which is an ordered list of links to other resources.
Forms
An overview of the forms hypermedia control, which creates new resources in Cortex.
API Reference
Headers
Lists the standard HTTP request headers that Cortex supports.
Query Parameters
Lists the custom query parameters that Cortex supports.
Response Status Codes
Lists some standard response status codes returned by Cortex.
FollowLocation
An overview of FollowLocation and some examples.
Proxy Configuration
How to set up a proxy server to handle reqeusts between Cortex and a client application. This gets around a Web Browsers' Same Origin Policy.
Parsing Responses
How to use JSONPath to extract data from Cortex JSON responses.
Security Roles
Describes the Cortex security roles that are provided out of the box.
Personalization
An overview of Cortex personalization, which offers different pricing, promotions, or content based on a shopper's attributes.
Pricing and Promotion
An overview of the pricing and promotions resources and how they affect related resources.
Tutorials
Authenticate a Customer
How to validate a registered user's credentials to receive an access token.
Generate a Public OAuth Token
How to request a public access token for an anonymous shopper.
Search for Items
How to search for items in a store.
Add an Item to a Cart
How to add an item to a customer's cart.
Remove Cart Item
How to remove an item from a customer's cart.
Select Item Options
How to select an item option for an item.
Purchasing: From Start to Finish
Overview of the base calls required to log a customer in, add an item to a cart, and then complete the cart's purchase.
Merging Public Carts
How to merge a public cart with a registered user's cart.
Articles
Developer Tips
Tips, tricks, and tools a Cortex application developer should use when developing a client application.
Items Explained
Detailed explanation of items, item definitions, and item components.
Getting Started
Introduction
Introduces Cortex, a hypermedia REST API for e-commerce.
Learning To Use Cortex
Basic steps to make your first Cortex API request.
Learning To Use Cortex Studio
Overview of Cortex Studio, a customized REST client Web Application for testing Cortex features.
Learning To Use Cortex Java SDK
Overview of Cortex Java SDK, how to set it up with your OSGi project, and sample code for constructing URIs and marshalling Cortex responses.
API Basics
Resources
An overview of Cortex resources, their purpose and formats.
Request Methods
Lists HTTP request methods supported by Cortex.
Request Entry Points
Lists and defines Cortex entry points.
JSON Format
A breakdown of a standard Cortex JSON representation.
URI Standards
A breakdown of a Cortex URI, as well as descriptions of scope and default.
Links
A breakdown of a Cortex hypermedia links JSON array.
Zoom
An overview of Zoom, a Cortex technology that allows you retrieve multiple resource representations with a single request.
Hypermedia Controls
Introduction
An overview of Cortex hypermedia controls, which are ways to manipulate Cortex add items to cart, checkout, update customer profiles, and so on.
Lists
An overview of the lists hypermedia control, which is an ordered list of links to other resources.
Forms
An overview of the forms hypermedia control, which creates new resources in Cortex.
API Reference
Headers
Lists the standard HTTP request headers that Cortex supports.
Query Parameters
Lists the custom query parameters that Cortex supports.
Response Status Codes
Lists some standard response status codes returned by Cortex.
FollowLocation
An overview of FollowLocation and some examples.
Proxy Configuration
How to set up a proxy server to handle reqeusts between Cortex and a client application. This gets around a Web Browsers' Same Origin Policy.
Parsing Responses
How to use JSONPath to extract data from Cortex JSON responses.
Security Roles
Describes the Cortex security roles that are provided out of the box.
Personalization
An overview of Cortex personalization, which offers different pricing, promotions, or content based on a shopper's attributes.
Pricing and Promotion
An overview of the pricing and promotions resources and how they affect related resources.
Tutorials
Authenticate a Customer
How to validate a registered user's credentials to receive an access token.
Generate a Public OAuth Token
How to request a public access token for an anonymous shopper.
Add an Item to a Cart
How to add an item to a customer's cart.
Remove Cart Item
How to remove an item from a customer's cart.
Purchasing: From Start to Finish
Overview of the base calls required to log a customer in, add an item to a cart, and then complete the cart's purchase.
Merging Public Carts
How to merge a public cart with a registered user's cart.
Articles
Developer Tips
Tips, tricks, and tools a Cortex application developer should use when developing a client application.
Items Explained
Detailed explanation of items, item definitions, and item components.
Getting Started
Introduction
Introduces Cortex, a hypermedia REST API for e-commerce.
Learning To Use Cortex
Basic steps to make your first Cortex API request.
Learning To Use Cortex Studio
Overview of Cortex Studio, a customized REST client Web Application for testing Cortex features.
API Basics
Resources
An overview of Cortex resources, their purpose and formats.
Request Methods
Lists HTTP request methods supported by Cortex.
Request Entry Points
Lists and defines Cortex entry points.
JSON Format
A breakdown of a standard Cortex JSON representation.
URI Standards
A breakdown of a Cortex URI, as well as descriptions of scope and default.
Links
A breakdown of a Cortex hypermedia links JSON array.
Zoom
An overview of Zoom, a Cortex technology that allows you retrieve multiple resource representations with a single request.
Hypermedia Controls
Introduction
An overview of Cortex hypermedia controls, which are ways to manipulate Cortex add items to cart, checkout, update customer profiles, and so on.
Lists
An overview of the lists hypermedia control, which is an ordered list of links to other resources.
Forms
An overview of the forms hypermedia control, which creates new resources in Cortex.
API Reference
Headers
Lists the standard HTTP request headers that Cortex supports.
Query Parameters
Lists the custom query parameters that Cortex supports.
Response Status Codes
Lists some standard response status codes returned by Cortex.
FollowLocation
An overview of FollowLocation and some examples.
Proxy Configuration
How to set up a proxy server to handle reqeusts between Cortex and a client application. This gets around a Web Browsers' Same Origin Policy.
Parsing Responses
How to use JSONPath to extract data from Cortex JSON responses.
Security Roles
Describes the Cortex security roles that are provided out of the box.
Personalization
An overview of Cortex personalization, which offers different pricing, promotions, or content based on a shopper's attributes.
Pricing and Promotion
An overview of the pricing and promotions resources and how they affect related resources.
Tutorials
Authenticate a Customer
How to validate a registered user's credentials to receive an access token.
Generate a Public OAuth Token
How to request a public access token for an anonymous shopper.
Add an Item to a Cart
How to add an item to a customer's cart.
Remove Cart Item
How to remove an item from a customer's cart.
Purchasing: From Start to Finish
Overview of the base calls required to log a customer in, add an item to a cart, and then complete the cart's purchase.
Merging Public Carts
How to merge a public cart with a registered user's cart.
Articles
Developer Tips
Tips, tricks, and tools a Cortex application developer should use when developing a client application.
Items Explained
Detailed explanation of items, item definitions, and item components.
Reference
Resource Reference Guide
Describes the Cortex resources, their workflows and response fields.
Getting Started
Introduction
Introduces Cortex, a hypermedia REST API for e-commerce.
Learning To Use Cortex
Basic steps to make your first Cortex API request.
Learning To Use Cortex Studio
Overview of Cortex Studio, a customized REST client Web Application for testing Cortex features.
API Basics
Resources
An overview of Cortex resources, their purpose and formats.
Request Methods
Lists HTTP request methods supported by Cortex.
Request Entry Points
Lists and defines Cortex entry points.
JSON Format
A breakdown of a standard Cortex JSON representation.
Links
A breakdown of a Cortex hypermedia links JSON array.
Zoom
An overview of Zoom, a Cortex technology that allows you retrieve multiple resource representations with a single request.
Hypermedia Controls
Introduction
An overview of Cortex hypermedia controls, which are ways to manipulate Cortex add items to cart, checkout, update customer profiles, and so on.
Lists
An overview of the lists hypermedia control, which is an ordered list of links to other resources.
Forms
An overview of the forms hypermedia control, which creates new resources in Cortex.
API Reference
Headers
Lists the standard HTTP request headers that Cortex supports.
Query Parameters
Lists the custom query parameters that Cortex supports.
Response Status Codes
Lists some standard response status codes returned by Cortex.
FollowLocation
An overview of FollowLocation and some examples.
URI Standards
A breakdown of a Cortex URI, as well as descriptions of scope and default.
Proxy Configuration
How to set up a proxy server to handle reqeusts between Cortex and a client application. This gets around a Web Browsers' Same Origin Policy.
Parsing Responses
How to use JSONPath to extract data from Cortex JSON responses.
Security Roles
Describes the Cortex security roles that are provided out of the box.
Personalization
An overview of Cortex personalization, which offers different pricing, promotions, or content based on a shopper's attributes.
Pricing and Promotion
An overview of the pricing and promotions resources and how they affect related resources.
Tutorials
Authenticate a Customer
How to validate a registered user's credentials to receive an access token.
Generate a Public OAuth Token
How to request a public access token for an anonymous shopper.
Search for Items
How to search for items in a store.
Add an Item to a Cart
How to add an item to a customer's cart.
Remove Cart Item
How to remove an item from a customer's cart.
Select Item Options
How to select an item option for an item.
Purchasing: From Start to Finish
Overview of the base calls required to log a customer in, add an item to a cart, and then complete the cart's purchase.
Merging Public Carts
How to merge a public cart with a registered user's cart.
Articles
Developer Tips
Tips, tricks, and tools a Cortex application developer should use when developing a client application.
Items Explained
Detailed explanation of items, item definitions, and item components.
Getting Started
What is Cortex API?
Introduces Cortex, a hypermedia REST API for e-commerce.
Learning To Use Cortex
Basic steps to make your first Cortex API request.
Learning To Use Cortex Studio
Overview of Cortex Studio, a customized REST client Web Application for testing Cortex features.
API Fundamentals
API Entry Points
Lists and defines Cortex entry points.
JSON Objects
A breakdown of a standard Cortex JSON representation.
URI Standards
A breakdown of a Cortex URI, as well as descriptions of scope and default.
Forms
An overview of the forms hypermedia control, which creates new resources in Cortex.
Selectors
An overview of the selector hypermedia control, which can change a resource's state.
NeedInfo
Describes the needinfo hypermedia control, which prevents a resource from changing its state until a set of conditions are satisfied.
FollowLocation
An overview of FollowLocation and some examples.
Zoom
An overview of Zoom, a Cortex technology that allows you retrieve multiple resource representations with a single request.
Security Roles
Describes the Cortex security roles that are provided out of the box.
Items Explained
Detailed explanation of items, item definitions, and item components.
Tutorials
Authenticate a Customer
How to validate a registered user's credentials to receive an access token.
Generate a Public OAuth Token
How to request a public access token for an anonymous shopper.
Search for Items
How to search for items in a store.
Add an Item to a Cart
How to add an item to a customer's cart.
Remove Cart Item
How to remove an item from a customer's cart.
Select Item Options
How to select an item option for an item.
Purchasing: From Start to Finish
Overview of the base calls required to log a customer in, add an item to a cart, and then complete the cart's purchase.
Merging Public Carts
How to merge a public cart with a registered user's cart.
Status Codes and Responses
Cortex API Responses
Lists some of the standard responses returned by Cortex.
Cortex API Status Codes
Lists some of the standard response codes returned by Cortex.
Articles
Developer Tips
Tips, tricks, and tools a Cortex application developer should use when developing a client application.