{"id":83731,"date":"2020-07-02T06:52:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T13:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oroinc.com\/b2b-ecommerce\/?p=83731"},"modified":"2022-08-22T03:38:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T10:38:48","slug":"introducing-b2b-ecommerce-batch-api-functionality-in-orocommerce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oroinc.com\/b2b-ecommerce\/blog\/introducing-b2b-ecommerce-batch-api-functionality-in-orocommerce\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing B2B eCommerce Batch API Functionality in OroCommerce | OroCommerce"},"content":{"rendered":"

OroCommerce powers many B2B eCommerce scenarios with the help of a flexible open-source ecosystem and a robust API. Business sellers require quick access and information exchange to keep all parts of their eCommerce systems running at their best.<\/span><\/p>\n

In early 2020 we introduced an extensive set of B2B integration API endpoints as part of <\/span>OroCommerce LTS 4.1<\/span><\/a>. During our recent patch updates, we rolled out Batch APIs to help you be even more efficient when syncing data with the Oro API.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is eCommerce Batch API?<\/h2>\n

The Batch API allows you to update or create a list of entities of the same type via one API request. B2B batch API processing helps your systems to communicate with OroCommerce more effectively, improving speed, scalability, and reducing server load.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the Batch API for?<\/h2>\n

OroCommrece\u2019s new eCommerce batch API makes it easy to create and update data in bulk. It allows one to manage large amounts of order information or inventory data via a single HTTP request. Batching speeds up the flow of data within applications, which reduces errors, streamlines operations and improves employee productivity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Batching is also an easy way for integrators and developers to ensure consistency between systems. This could be useful when new products are added to the ERP, product descriptions are updated in the PIM, or inventory storage conditions are changed in the WHM system. Some other use cases include:<\/span><\/p>\n

New integrations<\/h3>\n

If you start using a new ERP, integrating it with OroCommerce becomes easier. Instead of creating individual API calls for every product or attribute, you can combine these requests into a batch and speed up your integration.<\/span><\/p>\n

Data migration<\/h3>\n

If you have to re-platform or migrate to a new system, batch APIs can help you minimize errors when syncing large amounts of new data with OroCommerce. This speeds up your time to market and ROI of your systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Large catalogs<\/h3>\n

If your business handles millions of SKUs, or if you need to make changes to large volumes of product data, batching makes the whole process less resource-intensive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Introducing New APIs<\/h2>\n

Up until now, it was necessary to perform multiple API calls for every object. OroCommerce\u2019s new B2B batch APIs free up resources that would otherwise cause bottlenecks and performance losses. It applies to the following entities:<\/span><\/p>\n

4.1.3 patch release<\/span><\/p>\n