BigCommerce Subscription API

The Subscription API from BigCommerce — 1 operation(s) for subscription.

Operations 1

POST /subscriptions BigCommerce Create a Subscription #

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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APIReference
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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APIReference
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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APIReference
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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APIReference
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/geography
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/orders
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APIReference
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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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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APIReference
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/integrations/webhooks
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APIReference
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-content/widgets

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OpenAPI Specification

bigcommerce-subscription-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: BigCommerce Storefront Subscriptions Subscription API
  description: "Manage newsletter and marketing email subscriptions on the storefront.\n\nFor info about API accounts, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/docs/start/authentication/api-accounts).\n    \nFor info about authenticating BigCommerce APIs, see [Authentication and Example Requests](/docs/start/authentication#same-origin-cors-authentication).\n\n## Additional Information\n\n* [Collecting Newsletter Subscriptions](https://support.bigcommerce.com/s/article/Collecting-Newsletter-Subscriptions) (support.bigcommerce.com)\n* [Customers Overview](/docs/store-operations/customers)\n* [Working with Storefront APIs](/docs/storefront/cart-checkout/guide/rest-storefront)"
  termsOfService: https://www.bigcommerce.com/terms
  contact:
    name: BigCommerce
    url: https://www.bigcommerce.com
    email: support@bigcommerce.com
  version: ''
servers:
- url: https://{store_domain}/api/storefront
  variables:
    store_domain:
      default: your_store.example.com
      description: The [URL authority](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Common_questions/Web_mechanics/What_is_a_URL#authority) of the storefront.
tags:
- name: Subscription
paths:
  /subscriptions:
    post:
      tags:
      - Subscription
      summary: BigCommerce Create a Subscription
      operationId: createSubscription
      description: "Creates or updates an email subscription.\n\nBy default, customers receive abandoned cart emails as soon as they provide their email address in the checkout flow. They can opt out using this endpoint.\n\nHowever, if **Store Settings > Miscellaneous > Require Consent** is enabled, Abandoned Cart Emails are not sent by default, and the customer should opt-in.\n\n> #### Note\n> * Substitute your storefront domain for `yourstore.example.com`. \n> * The Send a Test Request feature is not currently supported for this endpoint."
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SubscriptionRequest'
        required: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Subscription'
components:
  schemas:
    Subscription:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: 'The unique numeric ID of the subscriber; increments sequentially.

            '
        email:
          type: string
          description: 'The email of the subscriber. Must be unique.

            '
        firstName:
          maxLength: 255
          minLength: 0
          type: string
          description: 'The first name of the subscriber.

            '
        lastName:
          maxLength: 255
          minLength: 0
          type: string
          description: 'The last name of the subscriber.

            '
        source:
          maxLength: 255
          minLength: 0
          type: string
          description: 'The source of the subscriber. Values are: `storefront`, `order`, or `custom`.

            '
        orderId:
          maximum: 2147483647
          minimum: 1
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          description: 'The ID of the source order, if source was an order.

            '
        consents:
          type: array
          items: {}
          description: 'The collection of consents the shopper is subscribing to.

            '
      description: Subscription properties.
      x-internal: false
    SubscriptionRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        email:
          type: string
          description: Email of subscriber
        acceptsMarketingNewsletter:
          type: boolean
          description: Describes whether subscriber has consented to receive Marketing emails.
        acceptsAbandonedCartEmails:
          type: boolean
          description: Describes whether subscriber has consented to receive Abandoned Cart emails.
      x-internal: false