About the Wix eCommerce Platform Handbook

The Wix eCommerce platform is a comprehensive suite of services tailored to address standard and specialized needs in online selling. This handbook is for software developers interested in using the Wix eCommerce platform to develop sites, apps, or business solutions that sell.

The handbook provides:

• A description of the Wix eCommerce platform and its capabilities.
• Explanations to help developers understand the different kinds of products they can build using the Wix eCommerce platform.
• An outline of the platform’s architecture and components.
• Installation instructions to help different types of developers get started creating a variety of different kinds of products.
• Guides describing how to leverage the platform’s functionalities for specific purposes.

The handbook doesn’t provide:

• Detailed instructions for tasks that aren’t specific to the eCommerce platform, such as creating a Wix site, customizing a site using code, building a Wix App, or connecting an external site with Wix using Wix Headless. For these processes, the guide refers readers to the appropriate documentation resources and fills in any details that are specific to working with the eCommerce platform.
• Detailed specifications for Wix eCommerce APIs. For these, consult the reference documentation for the Wix eCommerce APIs in REST, JavaScript SDK, and Velo.

The handbook assumes that the reader is:

• A developer interested in using the Wix eCommerce platform to develop a site, app, feature, or business solution.
• Familiar with Wix as a site-creation platform, or capable of becoming familiar with the relevant features.