WooCommerce (via Apideck)
Access WooCommerce 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 WooCommerce plumbing.
Beta connector. WooCommerce 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:
woocommerce - Unified API: Ecommerce
- Auth type: custom
- Status: beta
- Gotchas: page
- WooCommerce docs: https://woocommerce.github.io/woocommerce-rest-api-docs/
- Homepage: https://woocommerce.com/
When to use this skill
Activate this skill when the user explicitly wants to work with WooCommerce — for example, "list orders in WooCommerce" or "sync products in WooCommerce". This skill teaches the agent:
- Which Apideck unified API covers WooCommerce (Ecommerce)
- The correct
serviceIdto pass on every call (woocommerce) - WooCommerce-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 WooCommerce
const { data } = await apideck.ecommerce.orders.list({
serviceId: "woocommerce",
});
Portable across 17 Ecommerce connectors
The Apideck Ecommerce unified API exposes the same methods for every connector in its catalog. Switching from WooCommerce to another Ecommerce connector is a one-string change — no rewrite, no new SDK.
// Today — WooCommerce
await apideck.ecommerce.orders.list({ serviceId: "woocommerce" });
// 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 WooCommerce 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.
WooCommerce via Apideck Ecommerce
WooCommerce is the WordPress-plugin ecommerce platform. Apideck covers the REST API for orders, products, and customers.
Entity mapping
| WooCommerce entity | Apideck Ecommerce resource |
|---|---|
| Order | orders |
| Product | products |
| Customer | customers |
| Store settings | stores |
| Variation (variable product) | nested under products[].variants[] |
Coverage highlights
- ✅ CRUD on orders, products, customers
- ✅ Variable products with variants
- ❌ Shipping zones, coupons, tax settings — use Proxy
- ❌ WooCommerce Subscriptions, Memberships (paid add-ons) — use Proxy
Auth
- Type: API key (consumer key + consumer secret generated in WooCommerce admin), managed by Apideck Vault
- Site binding: each connection points to one WordPress site (store URL).
- HTTPS required: WooCommerce REST API requires HTTPS; sites using self-signed certs may fail auth.
Example: list processing orders
const { data } = await apideck.ecommerce.orders.list({
serviceId: "woocommerce",
filter: { status: "processing" },
});
Escape hatch: Proxy API
When an endpoint isn't covered by the Ecommerce unified API, use Apideck's Proxy to call WooCommerce directly — Apideck injects auth headers and handles token refresh. Set x-apideck-downstream-url to the target endpoint on WooCommerce'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: woocommerce" \
-H "x-apideck-downstream-url: <target endpoint on WooCommerce>" \
-H "x-apideck-downstream-method: GET"
See WooCommerce'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), amazon-seller-central (beta), ebay (beta), etsy (beta), magento (beta), bol-com (beta), and 8 more.
See also
- Ecommerce OpenAPI spec · API Explorer
apideck-connector-coverage— programmatic coverage checksapideck-best-practices— architecture, Vault, pagination, error handlingapideck-node— TypeScript / Node SDK patterns- WooCommerce official docs