# Elastic Path Variations API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/elastic-path/elastic-path-variations-api/  
**Provider:** Elastic Path — https://apis.io/providers/elastic-path/  
**Base URL:** https://useast.api.elasticpath.com  
**Documentation:** https://developer.elasticpath.com/api

Elastic Path Variations API is one of 100 APIs that [Elastic Path](https://apis.io/providers/elastic-path/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Variations. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

```mdx-code-block import VariationsOverview from '/docs/partials/pxm/variations/variationsoverview.mdx'; import VariationsReusability from '/docs/partials/pxm/variations/variationsreusability.mdx'; import ChildProducts from '/docs/partials/pxm/variations/childproducts.mdx'; import BuildChildren from '/docs/partials/pxm/variations/buildchildproducts.mdx'; import ProductModifiers from '/docs/partials/pxm/variations/productmodifiers.mdx'; import PriceModifiers from "/docs/partials/pxm/variations/pricemodifiers.mdx"; <VariationsOverview /> ### Reusability <VariationsReusability /> ### Child Products <ChildProducts /> ### Building Child Products <BuildChildren /> ### Sorting the Order of Variations and Options The `variation_matrix` object lists the variation IDs and variation option IDs and their corresponding product IDs that are generated when the variation and variation options are built with a product. The `variation_matrix` can then be added to your catalogs. The order of the variations in the `variation_matrix` is the order of the variations in the array when the variations were linked to the product. For example, the first variation in the `variation_matrix` corresponds to the first variation in the array, and so on. You can use the `sort_order`attribute to sort the order of your variation and variation options in the `variation_matrix` object. The sort order value is visible when you add the variations and variation options to your catalogs. You can then use the `sort_order` value to program your storefront to display the variations and variation options in the order that you want. Add the `sort_order` attribute to the body of your request and specify a `sort_order` value. A `sort_order` value must be a number. You can specify any numbers that you want. - 1, 2, 3, or 100, 90, 80, and so on. - Zero or negative numbers. You can set `sort_order` to either `null` or omit it entirely from the request if you wish to remove an existing `sort_order` attribute. :::caution - Commerce does not sort variations and variation options. You must program your storefront to sort the variations and variation options in the order that you want. - You must rebuild your products for the sort order changes to take effect. See [**Build Child Products**](#build-child-products). ::: ### Product Modifiers <ProductModifiers /> ### Price Modifiers <PriceModifiers /> ```

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/elastic-path/refs/heads/main/openapi/elastic-path-variations-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://developer.elasticpath.com/api

## Other Elastic Path APIs (12)

- [Elastic Path GraphQL API](https://apis.io/apis/elastic-path/graphql-api/)
- [Elastic Path Account Addresses API](https://apis.io/apis/elastic-path/elastic-path-account-addresses-api/)
- [Elastic Path Account Authentication Settings API](https://apis.io/apis/elastic-path/elastic-path-account-authentication-settings-api/)
- [Elastic Path Account Cart Associations API](https://apis.io/apis/elastic-path/elastic-path-account-cart-associations-api/)
- [Elastic Path Account Management Authentication API](https://apis.io/apis/elastic-path/elastic-path-account-management-authentication-api/)
- [Elastic Path Account Members API](https://apis.io/apis/elastic-path/elastic-path-account-members-api/)
- [Elastic Path Account Membership API](https://apis.io/apis/elastic-path/elastic-path-account-membership-api/)
- [Elastic Path Account Membership Settings API](https://apis.io/apis/elastic-path/elastic-path-account-membership-settings-api/)
- [Elastic Path Account Tags API](https://apis.io/apis/elastic-path/elastic-path-account-tags-api/)
- [Elastic Path Accounts API](https://apis.io/apis/elastic-path/elastic-path-accounts-api/)
- [Elastic Path Administrator Latest Releases Catalog API API](https://apis.io/apis/elastic-path/elastic-path-administrator-latest-releases-catalog-api-api/)
- [Elastic Path Application Keys API](https://apis.io/apis/elastic-path/elastic-path-application-keys-api/)

## Tags

Variations

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