WooCommerce

Functions and settings available for the WooCommerce endpoint

Tutorials

WooCommerce integration setup tutorials:

• WooCommerce to FTP integration

Functions

The following list of functions are available in the WooCommerce system:

GetCoupons

Function for retrieving coupon information from WooCommerce via the REST API. For more details on the schema that is returned from WooCommerce and filters that are available please see the documentation at: https://woocommerce.github.io/woocommerce-rest-api-docs/#list-all-coupons

This function is has the following filters that are commonly used:

Filter	Example	Description
after	filter_after = "CURRENT -15 minutes"	Used to filter coupons that have been created/updated in the previous 15 minutes.

GetCustomers

Function for retrieving customer data from WooCommerce via the REST API. For more details on the schema that is returned from WooCommerce and filters that are available please see the documentation at: https://woocommerce.github.io/woocommerce-rest-api-docs/#list-all-customers

This function has the following filters that are commonly used:

Filter	Example	Description
after	filter_after = "CURRENT -15 minutes"	Used to filter customers that have been created/updated in the previous 15 minutes.

GetOrders

Function for retrieving sales orders from WooCommerce via the REST API. This function is has the following filters that are commonly used. Please also review the filters in the official WooCommerce (https://woocommerce.github.io/woocommerce-rest-api-docs/#list-all-orders) documentation which can also be used in the same filter_ prefixed way in the HighCohesion control panel.

Filter	Example	Description
after	filter_after = "CURRENT -15 minutes"	Used to filter orders that have been created in the previous 15 minutes.

To reduce bandwidth and speed up your integration, consider using WooCommerce web hooks that work natively with the HighCohesion system.

GetProducts

Function for retrieving products from WooCommerce via the REST API. For more details on the schema that is returned from WooCommerce and filters that are available please see the documentation at: https://woocommerce.github.io/woocommerce-rest-api-docs/#list-all-products

This function is has the following settings available:

Filter	Example	Description
after	filter_after = "CURRENT -15 minutes"	Used to filter products that have been created in the previous 15 minutes.

PostCustomer

Allows the creation and update of customer records in the WooCommerce system. For details on the WooCommerce customer schema, please visit: https://woocommerce.github.io/woocommerce-rest-api-docs/#create-a-customer

PostProduct

Allows the creation and update of products inside of the WooCommerce system. Public transformation files are available in the HighCohesion control panel. For details on the WooCommerce product schema, please visit: https://woocommerce.github.io/woocommerce-rest-api-docs/#create-a-product

The following settings are available for this function:

Setting	Values	Description
allow_product_search	true / false	If set to true the function will allow the lookup of existing product when the id has not been set in the payload. As default the system will attempt to match the slug
search_key	Valid search key from the WooCommerce product API.	Defaults to slug, can optionally be set to sku or attribute_term

PostOrder

Allows the creation and update of orders inside of the WooCommerce system. For details on the WooCommerce customer schema, please visit: https://woocommerce.github.io/woocommerce-rest-api-docs/#create-an-order

Setting	Values	Description
allow_order_update	true / false	If set to true the function will allow the update of existing orders when the id has been set in the payload out.

PostShipment

Allows the creation of shipment tracking records against sales orders inside of the WooCommerce system. For details on the WooCommerce customer schema, please visit: https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/shipment-tracking/#section-9

Shipments require the Order ID to successfully post. However the HighCohesion system will accept either an order_id field or an order_number field in the payload out. If you provide the order number field, the function will attempt to lookup the order id before it posts to shipment information.

There are no additional settings for this function.

Functions lists are expanding weekly, this list was accurate at the date of publishing.

Settings

The following settings below are optional for WooCommerce integrations.

Web hooks

WooCommerce web hooks work natively with the HighCohesion system and can be easily setup via the WooCommerce settings area in Wordpress. Follow the steps below to setup the most common Sales Orders web hook, from WooCommerce to HighCohesion:

• Login to your Wordpress system and click on the WooCommerce > Settings link from the left hand navigation.

• Once on the settings page, click on the "Advanced" tab at the top of the page.

• Next click on the "Webhooks" link at the top, just below the tabs.

The WooCommerce web hooks screen.

• Now the web hooks page is shown, click the purple button that says "Create new web hook".

• On the new web hook form, enter the following information:

  • Name - Give the web hook notification a name, e.g. Sales orders to HighCohesion.

  • Status - Set to Active

  • Topic - Select the top that you want to be notified about, in this examples "Order Create"

  • Delivery URL - Set this to your web hook URL for your stream, (see how to create one here)
  • Secret - Leave blank

  • API Version - Select the version required, most select V3.

Example web hook form in WooCommerce

• Once complete, now press save and the WooCommerce system will be setup to send HighCohesion notifications when new records are created.

For a guide on how to generate your HighCohesion web hook URL, please click on this link.