BigCommerce
BigCommerce
Follow these steps to connect BigCommerce to your CData Connect Cloud account:
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Open the Connections page of the CData Connect Cloud dashboard.
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Click + Add Connection in the upper-right corner.
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Type BigCommerce into the search field, then click the data source name.
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On the Basic Settings tab of the new connection, enter a connection name or keep the default name.
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Enter your store Id, which is located in the BigCommerce URL when you are logged in to your account. It is formatted as
https://store-[StoreId].mybigcommerce.com/
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If you do not have a BigCommerce access token, see Create API Account for instructions about how to generate one.
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On the Basic Settings tab, enter your BigCommerce access token in the OAuth Access Token field.
In most situations, you can now click Save & Test to create your connection. Certain configurations might need to use the steps under Custom OAuth Apps instead, but this is rare.
Custom OAuth Apps
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Open the Advanced Settings tab and enter your OAuth client Id and OAuth client secret.
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Click Sign in to connect securely through OAuth. This action opens the BigCommerce sign-in page in a new tab.
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Log into your BigCommerce account and provide the requested permissions (if applicable).
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At the top of the CData Connect Cloud Add BigCommerce Connection page, click Save & Test.
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If the connection test succeeds, a message indicates that your connection has been created.
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If the connection test fails, ensure that you entered your login information correctly with no stray spaces or other characters. Then, try again.
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Create API Account
Follow these steps to create an API account and generate login credentials:
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In the BigCommerce navigation pane, click Advanced Settings.
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Select API Accounts.
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On the API Accounts page, select Create API Account > Create V2/V3 API Token.
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Enter a name for the API Account.
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In the OAuth Scopes section, grant access to each data category that you want to access through CData Connect Cloud, then click Save.
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Copy the values from the Client ID and Client Secret fields.
More Information
For more information about interactions between CData Connect Cloud and BigCommerce, see this information page.