Magento (via Apideck)
Access Magento through Apideck's Ecommerce unified API — one of 17 Ecommerce connectors that share the same method surface. Code you write here ports to Shopify, BigCommerce, Shopify (Public App) and 13 other Ecommerce connectors by changing a single serviceId string. Apideck handles auth, pagination, rate limiting, and retries so you don't write per-tenant Magento plumbing.
Beta connector. Magento is currently in beta on Apideck. Expect partial resource coverage and occasional mapping gaps. Always verify coverage (see below) and fall back to the Proxy API for unsupported operations.
Quick facts
- Apideck serviceId:
magento - Unified API: Ecommerce
- Auth type: custom
- Status: beta
- Apideck setup guide: Connection guide
- Gotchas: page
- Magento docs: https://developer.adobe.com/commerce/webapi/
- Homepage: https://magento.com/
When to use this skill
Activate this skill when the user explicitly wants to work with Magento — for example, "list orders in Magento" or "sync products in Magento". This skill teaches the agent:
- Which Apideck unified API covers Magento (Ecommerce)
- The correct
serviceIdto pass on every call (magento) - Magento-specific auth and coverage caveats
For the full method surface (parameters, pagination, filtering), use your language SDK skill:
apideck-node,apideck-python,apideck-dotnet,apideck-java,apideck-go,apideck-php, orapideck-rest
For the raw OpenAPI spec:
- Ecommerce: https://specs.apideck.com/ecommerce.yml · API Explorer
Minimal example (TypeScript)
import { Apideck } from "@apideck/unify";
const apideck = new Apideck({
apiKey: process.env.APIDECK_API_KEY,
appId: process.env.APIDECK_APP_ID,
consumerId: "your-consumer-id",
});
// List orders in Magento
const { data } = await apideck.ecommerce.orders.list({
serviceId: "magento",
});
Portable across 17 Ecommerce connectors
The Apideck Ecommerce unified API exposes the same methods for every connector in its catalog. Switching from Magento to another Ecommerce connector is a one-string change — no rewrite, no new SDK.
// Today — Magento
await apideck.ecommerce.orders.list({ serviceId: "magento" });
// Tomorrow — same code, different connector
await apideck.ecommerce.orders.list({ serviceId: "shopify" });
await apideck.ecommerce.orders.list({ serviceId: "bigcommerce" });
This is the compounding advantage of using Apideck over integrating Magento directly: code against the unified Ecommerce API once, gain access to every connector in it. New connectors Apideck adds become available to your app without code changes.
Authentication
- Type: custom (connector-specific)
- Managed by: Apideck Vault — setup may involve extra fields beyond a single token. The Vault modal will prompt for everything required.
- Refer to: the Apideck dashboard or apideck-best-practices for auth troubleshooting.
Setup guide: Apideck publishes a step-by-step guide for registering an OAuth app / configuring credentials for Magento — see https://developers.apideck.com/connectors/magento/docs/consumer+connection. Use that as the authoritative source when walking users through connection setup.
See apideck-best-practices for Vault setup, connection lifecycle, and handling re-auth flows.
Verifying coverage
Not every Ecommerce operation is supported by every connector. Always verify before assuming a method works:
curl 'https://unify.apideck.com/connector/connectors/magento' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${APIDECK_API_KEY}" \
-H "x-apideck-app-id: ${APIDECK_APP_ID}"
See apideck-connector-coverage for patterns around UnsupportedOperationError and connector-specific fallbacks.
Escape hatch: Proxy API
When an endpoint isn't covered by the Ecommerce unified API, use Apideck's Proxy to call Magento directly — Apideck injects auth headers and handles token refresh. Set x-apideck-downstream-url to the target endpoint on Magento's own API:
curl 'https://unify.apideck.com/proxy' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${APIDECK_API_KEY}" \
-H "x-apideck-app-id: ${APIDECK_APP_ID}" \
-H "x-apideck-consumer-id: ${CONSUMER_ID}" \
-H "x-apideck-service-id: magento" \
-H "x-apideck-downstream-url: <target endpoint on Magento>" \
-H "x-apideck-downstream-method: GET"
See Magento's API docs for available endpoints.
Sibling connectors
Other Ecommerce connectors that share this unified API surface (same method signatures, just change serviceId):
shopify (beta), bigcommerce (beta), shopify-public-app (beta), woocommerce (beta), amazon-seller-central (beta), ebay (beta), etsy (beta), bol-com (beta), and 8 more.
See also
- Apideck connection guide for Magento
- Ecommerce OpenAPI spec · API Explorer
apideck-connector-coverage— programmatic coverage checksapideck-best-practices— architecture, Vault, pagination, error handlingapideck-node— TypeScript / Node SDK patterns- Magento official docs