BigCommerce Store Locale API

The Store Locale API from BigCommerce — 1 operation(s) for store locale.

Operations 2

GET /settings/store/locale BigCommerce Get Locale Settings #
PUT /settings/store/locale BigCommerce Update Locale Settings #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/
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APIReference
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/abandoned-carts
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APIReference
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/carts
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/brands
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APIReference
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/categories
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APIReference
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/category-trees
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APIReference
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/product-modifiers
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APIReference
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/product-variant-options
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APIReference
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/product-variants
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APIReference
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/products
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APIReference
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/channels
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/checkouts
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APIReference
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-content/store-content
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/currencies
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/customers
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-content/email-templates
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/geography
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/orders
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-content/pages
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-payments/tokens
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-payments/methods-deprecated
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-payments/processing
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APIReference
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/settings
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APIReference
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/shipping-v2
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APIReference
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/channels/site
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/store-information
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-storefront/carts
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-storefront/checkouts
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-storefront/customers
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-storefront/orders
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-storefront/subscriptions
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/integrations/webhooks
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APIReference
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-content/widgets

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

bigcommerce-store-locale-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: Manage settings and configuration for BigCommerce hosted stores and headless storefronts.
  termsOfService: https://www.bigcommerce.com/terms
  contact:
    name: BigCommerce
    url: https://www.bigcommerce.com
    email: support@bigcommerce.com
  title: BigCommerce Settings V3 Store Locale API
  version: 3.0.0
servers:
- url: https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/{store_hash}/v3
  variables:
    store_hash:
      default: store_hash
      description: Permanent ID of the BigCommerce store.
  description: BigCommerce API Gateway
security:
- X-Auth-Token: []
tags:
- name: Store Locale
paths:
  /settings/store/locale:
    get:
      summary: BigCommerce Get Locale Settings
      operationId: getSettingsLocale
      description: Returns global locale settings.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Accept'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Example:
                  value:
                    data:
                      default_shopper_language: en
                      shopper_language_selection_method: default_shopper_language
                      store_country: United States
                    meta: {}
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Locale'
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetaOpen'
      tags:
      - Store Locale
    put:
      summary: BigCommerce Update Locale Settings
      operationId: updateSettingsLocale
      description: Updates global locale settings.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Accept'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ContentType'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            examples:
              Example:
                value:
                  default_shopper_language: en
                  shopper_language_selection_method: default_shopper_language
                  store_country: United States
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Locale'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                Example:
                  value:
                    data:
                      default_shopper_language: en
                      shopper_language_selection_method: default_shopper_language
                      store_country: United States
                    meta: {}
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Locale'
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetaOpen'
        '422':
          description: Provided settings could not be applied for some reason - detailed errors in the response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      tags:
      - Store Locale
components:
  schemas:
    MetaOpen:
      title: Response meta
      type: object
      properties: {}
      additionalProperties: true
      description: Response metadata.
    ErrorResponse:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BaseError'
      - properties:
          errors:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DetailedErrors'
        type: object
      x-internal: false
    DetailedErrors:
      type: object
      properties: {}
      additionalProperties: true
      title: Detailed Errors
      x-internal: false
    Locale:
      description: The basic locale settings for a store, used to give shopper information about languages, countries, etc.
      type: object
      properties:
        default_shopper_language:
          type: string
          example: en, en-us
          default: en
        shopper_language_selection_method:
          description: 'Determines whether to display the storefront content in the shopperʼs browser language or the shopperʼs selected default language.


            Available values:

            * `browser` - language updates automatically based on the shopper browser language. Multiple languages are supported.

            * `default_shopper_language` - content is displayed in a single language based on the set `default_shopper_language`. Only the selected language is supported.'
          type: string
          example: default_shopper_language
          default: default_shopper_language
          enum:
          - browser
          - default_shopper_language
        store_country:
          type: string
          default: United States
      required:
      - default_shopper_language
      x-internal: false
    BaseError:
      description: 'Error payload for the BigCommerce API.

        '
      type: object
      properties:
        instance:
          type: string
        status:
          description: 'The HTTP status code.

            '
          type: integer
        title:
          description: 'The error title describing the particular error.

            '
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
      x-internal: false
  parameters:
    Accept:
      name: Accept
      in: header
      required: true
      description: The [MIME type](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/MIME_types) of the response body.
      schema:
        type: string
        default: application/json
    ContentType:
      name: Content-Type
      in: header
      required: true
      description: The [MIME type](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/MIME_types) of the request body.
      schema:
        type: string
        default: application/json
  securitySchemes:
    X-Auth-Token:
      name: X-Auth-Token
      description: '### OAuth scopes


        | UI Name | Permission | Parameter |

        |:--|:--|:-|

        |  Information & Settings | modify | `store_v2_information` |

        |  Information & Settings | read-only | `store_v2_information_read_only` |


        ### Authentication header


        | Header | Argument | Description |

        |:-|:|:|

        | `X-Auth-Token` | `access_token` | For more about API accounts that generate `access_token`s, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/docs/start/authentication/api-accounts). |


        ### Further reading


        For example requests and more information about authenticating BigCommerce APIs, see [Authentication and Example Requests](/docs/start/authentication#x-auth-token-header-example-requests).


        For more about BigCommerce OAuth scopes, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/docs/start/authentication/api-accounts#oauth-scopes).


        For a list of API status codes, see [API Status Codes](/docs/start/about/status-codes).'
      type: apiKey
      in: header