Test your BigCommerce integration

Test our BigCommerce integration by reading sandbox data to a test company

You can test your BigCommerce integration by retrieving sample data from a sandbox store to a test companyCompany In Codat, a company represents your customer's business entity. Companies can have multiple connections to different data sources. in Codat. This lets you test the LinkLink The authorization flow that allows end users to connect their accounting, banking, or commerce platforms to your application via Codat. site that your SMBSMB The primary customer segment that Codat helps businesses serve, typically companies with annual revenues under $500 million. customers will use when they connect their BigCommerce stores to Codat through the integration.

You can view the sample commerce data in the Codat Portal.

Prerequisites

• Update your data type settings to enable commerce data types.

Add a test companyCompany In Codat, a company represents your customer's business entity. Companies can have multiple connections to different data sources.

In the Codat Portal:

1. Click Companies > New companyCompany In Codat, a company represents your customer's business entity. Companies can have multiple connections to different data sources..
2. In the Add new companyCompany In Codat, a company represents your customer's business entity. Companies can have multiple connections to different data sources. dialog, enter a name for your test companyCompany In Codat, a company represents your customer's business entity. Companies can have multiple connections to different data sources., like bigcommerce-test, then click Add. The LinkLink The authorization flow that allows end users to connect their accounting, banking, or commerce platforms to your application via Codat. URL is displayed in the dialog.

Create a sandbox store and add sample data

You must be a BigCommerce Technology Partner to create a sandbox store.

1. Follow the steps in Create a Sandbox Store in the BigCommerce Dev Center.
2. Sign in to your BigCommerce dashboard.
3. From your dashboard, add some sample orders and customers to your store (sample products are created for you).

Connect your test companyCompany In Codat, a company represents your customer's business entity. Companies can have multiple connections to different data sources. to your sandbox store

Test the authentication flow that your customers will use when they connect their BigCommerce store using LinkLink The authorization flow that allows end users to connect their accounting, banking, or commerce platforms to your application via Codat..

In the Codat Portal:

1. Click Companies then locate the test companyCompany In Codat, a company represents your customer's business entity. Companies can have multiple connections to different data sources. you created.
2. Click the LinkLink The authorization flow that allows end users to connect their accounting, banking, or commerce platforms to your application via Codat. icon next to the test companyCompany In Codat, a company represents your customer's business entity. Companies can have multiple connections to different data sources..
3. Enter the LinkLink The authorization flow that allows end users to connect their accounting, banking, or commerce platforms to your application via Codat. URL in a new browser tab.
4. Follow the steps in SMB customer: Authenticate and connect your commerce data.

Retrieve sample commerce data

View sample commerce data from your BigCommerce sandbox store in your test companyCompany In Codat, a company represents your customer's business entity. Companies can have multiple connections to different data sources..

In the Codat Portal:

1. Click Companies then select the test companyCompany In Codat, a company represents your customer's business entity. Companies can have multiple connections to different data sources. you created.

2. Select Commerce APIAPI A set of rules and protocols that allows different software applications to communicate with each other. Codat provides APIs for accessing financial data from accounting, banking, and commerce platforms. in the list of products.

3. View the sample commerce data from your sandbox store.

   If no data is displayed, click Refresh data.