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## Resource: Introduction

## Article: Introduction

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/e-commerce/other-services/tips/introduction.md

## Article Content:

# About the Tips APIs

The Tips APIs allow you to manage tips within the
[Wix eCommerce ecosystem](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/e-commerce/introduction.md).
You can customize and streamline tip management
processes by identifying eligible staff for tip distributions, previewing tips
before creating an eCommerce order, applying tips to an order, or developing
custom tip dashboards.

With the Tips API, you can:

+ Manage [tip settings](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/e-commerce/tips/tip-settings/introduction.md) that control how Wix Tips calculates tips.
+ Retrieve information about which [staff are eligible](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/e-commerce/tips/tippable-staff/introduction.md) to receive tips.
+ [Preview tips](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/e-commerce/tips/tips/preview-tip.md) before creating an eCommerce order.
+ [Apply tips](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/e-commerce/tips/tips/introduction.md) to an eCommerce order.

## Before you begin

It's important to note the following before starting to code:

+ Ensure that a site has installed [Wix Tips](https://www.wix.com/app-market/wix-tips). 
  Wix Tips is automatically installed with every
  [Wix Bookings](https://www.wix.com/app-market/bookings) installation.
+ Currently, only [Bookings staff members](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/bookings/staff-members/introduction.md)
  and [site collaborators](https://support.wix.com/en/article/inviting-people-to-contribute-to-your-site)
  can receive tip distributions.

## Sample use cases

+ [Create location-specific tip settings](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/e-commerce/tips/tip-settings/sample-flows.md#create-location-specific-tip-settings).
+ [Apply a tip to an order](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/e-commerce/tips/tips/sample-flows.md#apply-a-tip-to-an-order).
+ [Implement a staff performance dashboard](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/e-commerce/tips/tippable-staff/sample-flows.md).

## Terminology

+ **Tip**: Details the tip amount, how it’s distributed among staff, and the
  associated order’s line item subtotal. Refer to the
  [Tips API](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/e-commerce/tips/tips/introduction.md)
  for more information.
+ **Tip distribution**: How the total tip is divided among staff. The business
  receives the undistributed tip amount.
+ **Tip settings**: Configures how tips are previewed, applied, and distributed.
  Refer to the [Tip Settings API](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/e-commerce/tips/tip-settings/introduction.md)
  for more information.
+ **Staff**: Team members who receive a portion of the tip. Currently, only
  [Bookings staff members](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/bookings/staff-members/introduction.md)
  and [site collaborators](https://support.wix.com/en/article/inviting-people-to-contribute-to-your-site)
  can receive tip distributions. Refer to the
  [Tippable Staff API](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/e-commerce/tips/tippable-staff/introduction.md)
  for more information.
+ **eCommerce order**: Contains information about purchased items, price and tax
  summaries, shipping, and billing details, any applied discounts, and the status
  of payment and fulfillment. Refer to the
  [eCommerce Orders API](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/e-commerce/orders/introduction.md)
  for more information.

For further details, refer to the respective documentation for each API:

+ [Tips API](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/e-commerce/tips/tips/introduction.md)
+ [Tip Settings API](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/e-commerce/tips/tip-settings/introduction.md)
+ [Tippable Staff API](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/e-commerce/tips/tippable-staff/introduction.md)