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## Resource: Introduction

## Article: Introduction

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/e-commerce/purchase-flow/checkout/checkout-templates/introduction.md

## Article Content:

# About the eCommerce Checkout Templates API

The Checkout Templates API allows you to create and manage pre-populated checkouts to share with customers. When customers then create checkouts from these templates, the new checkouts already include information such as predefined line items, coupons, or other customizations.

With the Checkout Templates API, you can:
+ [Create](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/e-commerce/purchase-flow/checkout/checkout-templates/create-checkout-template.md), [update](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/e-commerce/purchase-flow/checkout/checkout-templates/update-checkout-template.md), and [delete](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/e-commerce/purchase-flow/checkout/checkout-templates/delete-checkout-template.md) checkout templates.
+ [Get](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/e-commerce/purchase-flow/checkout/checkout-templates/get-checkout-template.md) and [query](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/e-commerce/purchase-flow/checkout/checkout-templates/query-checkout-templates.md) checkout templates.
+ Customize the checkout experience to [create a checkout from a template](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/e-commerce/purchase-flow/checkout/checkout-templates/create-checkout-from-template.md) or to [create and redirect to a checkout from a template](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/e-commerce/purchase-flow/checkout/checkout-templates/create-and-redirect-to-checkout.md).


## Before you begin

It’s important to note that the checkout template functionality is not currently available in the Wix Dashboard. If a site creates checkout templates with an app, they must also be able to manage and update their checkout templates through an app. For example, a site offering a sale through a checkout template must be able to change the template’s `status` to `"INACTIVE"` or they will not be able to turn off the sale when they want it to end.


##  Use cases
+ [Run a flash sale through social media](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/e-commerce/purchase-flow/checkout/checkout-templates/sample-flows.md)
+ [Limit the number of checkouts for a specific coupon](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/e-commerce/purchase-flow/checkout/checkout-templates/sample-flows.md)

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