Purchase links

Purchase links allow you to configure a pre-selected group of products within a cart and direct a customer to its checkout through a designated URL. Once enabled, the URL will be active and will direct anyone who clicks the link to an instance of the checkout, pre-populated with the products associated with that link.

The purchase links model

Fields

id

stringauto

The unique identifier for the purchase link.

name

stringrequired

Human-friendly name of the purchase link.

active

booleanauto

The active status of the purchase link is automatically set to off and must be toggled on to activate, share, and use.

coupon

Coupon

Expandable link to the coupon applied to purchase link items.

coupon_id

objectId

ID of the coupon applied to purchase link items.

currency

string

Three-letter ISO currency code in uppercase. Defaults to your store's base currency.

date_created

dateauto

Date the purchase link was created.

date_updated

dateauto

Date the purchase link was last updated.

discount_total

currency

Total discount amount.

discounts

array of object

Discounts applied to purchase link items.

grand_total

currencyauto

Grand total including items, shipping, and taxes.

item_discount

currency

Total discount applied to line items.

items

array of object

List of line items describing the products ordered.

id

objectIdauto

Unique identifier for the item.

quantity

int

Quantity of the bundle item being ordered. Defaults to 1.

price

currency

Price of the item. If a product price is reduced by a sale or price rule, this would be set to the reduced price automatically. Also, item price can be overridden when adding to a cart. Line item prices don't change unless explicitly edited by a store admin.

price_total

currency

Total price added to sub total by multiplying quantity and price.

purchase_option

object

Configuration of one or more purchase options for purchase link items. Can be standard for one-time purchases or subscription for a subscription plan. Products can support both purchase options simultaneously.

options

array of object

Options that allow for variations of the base product within the purchase link. If the option is part of a variant or required=true, an option value must be set for the product to be added to a purchase link cart.

bundle_items

array of object

List of items offered as a bundle. Defaults to product.bundle_items.

product_id

objectId

ID of product in the purchase link.

product

Expandable link to the product within the purchase link.

variant_id

objectId

ID of the product variant, if applicable.

variant

Expandable link to the product variant.

discounts

array of object

List of discounts applied to the item by coupons, promotions, or custom logic.

discount_total

currency

Total discount applied to the item.

discount_each

currency

Total discount amount divided by quantity.

metadata

object

Arbitrary item data, typically set in a checkout flow to store custom values. See Storefront API for details.

metadata

object

Arbitrary data, typically set in a checkout flow to store custom values. See Frontend API for more details.

promotion_ids

array of child_scalar

Array of promotion ids associated to the purchase link.

promotions

Promotion

Link to promotions associated to the purchase link.

sub_total

currency

The subtotal of all of the items in a purchase link.

The purchase link model

{
  "active": true,
  "name": "Mythic Dawn Commentaries Collection",
  "items": [
    {
      "product_id": "628ba6011869c10019b41f70",
      "quantity": 1,
      "price": 60,
      "id": "628ba7241869c10019b41f7d",
      "orig_price": 60,
      "delivery": "shipment",
      "shipment_weight": 0,
      "price_total": 60,
      "discount_total": 0,
      "discount_each": 0
    },
    {
      "product_id": "628ba67a1869c10019b41f76",
      "quantity": 1,
      "price": 60,
      "id": "628ba728499bba0019b1a9c2",
      "orig_price": 60,
      "delivery": "shipment",
      "shipment_weight": 0,
      "price_total": 60,
      "discount_total": 0,
      "discount_each": 0
    },
    {
      "product_id": "628ba6b7499bba0019b1a9b2",
      "quantity": 1,
      "price": 60,
      "id": "628ba72b499bba0019b1a9c5",
      "orig_price": 60,
      "delivery": "shipment",
      "shipment_weight": 0,
      "price_total": 60,
      "discount_total": 0,
      "discount_each": 0
    },
    {
      "product_id": "628ba701499bba0019b1a9bb",
      "quantity": 1,
      "price": 60,
      "id": "628ba72d499bba0019b1a9c8",
      "orig_price": 60,
      "delivery": "shipment",
      "shipment_weight": 0,
      "price_total": 60,
      "discount_total": 0,
      "discount_each": 0
    }
  ],
  "shipment_delivery": true,
  "currency": "USD",
  "sub_total": 240,
  "item_discount": 0,
  "discount_total": 0,
  "grand_total": 240,
  "date_created": "2022-05-23T15:24:20.977Z",
  "date_updated": "2022-05-23T15:24:32.137Z",
  "id": "5wFVZQzV"
}

Create a purchase link

Create a purchase link.

Arguments

name

stringrequired

Human-friendly name of the purchase link.

items

array of object

List of line items describing the products ordered.

.bundle_items

array of object

List of items offered as a bundle. Defaults to product.bundle_items.

.description

string

Description used for custom line items, when product is not defined.

.discounts

array of object

List of discounts to apply to the item. Normally populated by applying a coupon or promotions.

.metadata

object

Arbitrary item data, typically set in a checkout flow to store custom values. See Storefront API for details.

.options

array of object

Item options matching one or more of product.options. When adding to the cart, specify either option id or name (case-insensitive) to identify the option.

Gift card products have two special options that can be used when fulfilling gift cards by email. Use the option ID send_email and value as the recipient email address, and send_note as a custom message from the customer to the recipient sent by email.

.delivery

enum

Method of delivery taken automatically from product.delivery

.price

currency

Price of the item. Override this value to set a custom price. Defaults to product price or sale price.

.product_id

objectId

ID of the item product.

.product

product

Expandable link to the product, if applicable.

.quantity

int

Quantity of the item being ordered. Defaults to 1.

.shipment_weight

float

Weight to be used in shipping calculation, if applicable.

.taxes

array of object

List of tax rules to apply to the item. Normally populated by tax settings.

.variant_id

objectId

ID of the item variant, if applicable.

.variant

variant

Expandable link to the variant, if applicable.

active

boolean

Indicates the cart has been updated by a customer within the last 3 hours.

POST/purchaselinks

const swell = require('swell-node').init('store-id', 'secret-key');

await swell.post('/purchaselinks', {
  name: 'Purchase link example',
  active: true,
  items: [
    {
      product_id: '626034d4e7b741001968292d',
      quantity: 1,
    }
  ],
  });

Response

{
  "active": true,
  "name": "Purchase link example",
  "items": [
    {
      "product_id": "626034d4e7b741001968292d",
      "quantity": 1,
      "price": 5,
      "price_total": 5,
      "discount_total": 0,
      "discount_each": 0,
      "id": "62681502ea4c3f00138da5ea"
    }
  ],
  "currency": "USD",
  "sub_total": 5,
  "item_discount": 0,
  "discount_total": 0,
  "grand_total": 5,
  "date_created": "2022-04-26T15:51:30.324Z",
  "date_updated": "2022-04-26T15:52:33.949Z",
  "id": "DEEFRebs"
}

Retrieve a purchase link

Retrieve a purchase link.

Arguments

id

objectIdrequired

The id of the cart to retrieve.

GET/purchaselinks

const swell = require('swell-node').init('store-id', 'secret-key');

await swell.get('/purchaselinks/{id}');

Response

{
  "active": true,
  "name": "Purchase link example",
  "items": [
    {
      "product_id": "626034d4e7b741001968292d",
      "quantity": 1,
      "price": 5,
      "price_total": 5,
      "discount_total": 0,
      "discount_each": 0,
      "id": "62681502ea4c3f00138da5ea"
    }
  ],
  "currency": "USD",
  "sub_total": 5,
  "item_discount": 0,
  "discount_total": 0,
  "grand_total": 5,
  "date_created": "2022-04-26T15:51:30.324Z",
  "date_updated": "2022-04-26T15:52:33.949Z",
  "id": "DEEFRebs"
}

Update a purchase link

Update a purchase link.

Arguments

id

objectIdrequired

Unique identifier for the cart.

name

objectId

Human-friendly name of the purchase link.

active

boolean

The active status of the purchase link is automatically set to off and must be toggled on to activate, share, and use.

items

array of object

List of line items describing the products ordered.

bundle_items

array of object

List of items offered as a bundle. Defaults to product.bundle_items.

description

string

Description used for custom line items, when product is not defined.

discounts

array of object

List of discounts to apply to the item. Normally populated by applying a coupon or promotions.

metadata

object

Arbitrary item data, typically set in a checkout flow to store custom values. See Storefront API for details.

options

array of object

Item options matching one or more of product.options. When adding to the cart, specify either option id or name (case-insensitive) to identify the option.

delivery

enum

Method of delivery taken automatically from product.delivery

price

currency

Price of the item. Override this value to set a custom price. Defaults to product price or sale price.

product_id

objectId

ID of the item product.

product

Expandable link to the product, if applicable.

quantity

int

Quantity of the item being ordered. Defaults to 1.

shipment_weight

float

Weight to be used in shipping calculation, if applicable.

taxes

array of object

List of tax rules to apply to the item. Normally populated by tax settings.

variant_id

objectId

ID of the item variant, if applicable.

variant

Expandable link to the variant, if applicable.

coupon_code

string

Coupon code applied to the cart. See coupons for details.

promotion_ids

array of child_scalar

List of promotion IDs applied to the cart.

PUT/purchaselinks

const swell = require('swell-node').init('store-id', 'secret-key');

await swell.put('/purchaselinks/{id}', {
  active: 'true',
});

Response

{
  "active": true,
  "name": "Purchase link example",
  "items": [
    {
      "product_id": "626034d4e7b741001968292d",
      "quantity": 1,
      "price": 5,
      "price_total": 5,
      "discount_total": 0,
      "discount_each": 0,
      "id": "62681502ea4c3f00138da5ea"
    }
  ],
  "currency": "USD",
  "sub_total": 5,
  "item_discount": 0,
  "discount_total": 0,
  "grand_total": 5,
  "date_created": "2022-04-26T15:51:30.324Z",
  "date_updated": "2022-04-26T15:52:33.949Z",
  "id": "DEEFRebs"
}

List all purchase links

List all purchase links.

Arguments

expand

string

Expand link fields and child collections by using the expand argument.

For example, expand=account would return a related customer account if one exists.

When the field represents a collection, you can specify the query limit.

For example, expand=variants:10 would return up to 10 records of the variants collection.

See expanding for more details.

fields

string

Returns only the specified fields in the result.

For example fields=name,slug would return only the fields name and slug in the response.

Supports nested object and array fields using dot-notation.

For example, items.product_id. The product id is always returned.

include

object

Include one or more arbitrary queries in the response which are potentially related to the main query.

See including for more details.

limit

int

Limit the number of records returned, ranging between 1 and 1000. Defaults to 15.

page

int

The page number of results to return given the specified or default limit.

search

string

A text search is performed using the search argument. Searchable fields are defined by the model.

For example, search=red would return records containing the word "red" anywhere in the defined text fields.

See searching for more details.

sort

string

Expression to sort results by using a format similar to a SQL sort statement.

For example, sort=name asc would return records sorted by name ascending.

See sorting for more details.

where

object

An object with criteria to filter the result.

For example, active=true would return records containing a field active with the value true.

It's also possible to use query operators, for example, $eq, $ne, $gt, and more.

See querying for more details.

GET/purchaselinks

const swell = require('swell-node').init('store-id', 'secret-key');

await swell.get('/purchaselinks/');

Response

{
  "count": 39,
  "results": [
    {
      "active": true,
      "name": "Purchase link example",
      "items": [
        {
          "product_id": "626034d4e7b741001968292d",
          "options": [
            {
              "id": "626034de60bd1a69a444f233",
              "name": "Size20-04",
              "value": "s",
              "value_id": "626034ee60bd1a69a444f234",
              "variant": true
            }
          ],
          "quantity": 1,
          "price": 5,
          "price_total": 5,
          "discount_total": 0,
          "discount_each": 0,
          "id": "62681502ea4c3f00138da5ea"
        }
      ],
      "currency": "USD",
      "sub_total": 5,
      "item_discount": 0,
      "discount_total": 0,
      "grand_total": 5,
      "date_created": "2022-04-26T15:51:30.324Z",
      "date_updated": "2022-04-26T15:52:33.949Z",
      "id": "DEEFRebs"
    },
    {
      "active": true,
      "name": "Test items",
      "items": [
        {
          "product_id": "625daa41e6e0e30019c4a084",
          "quantity": 1,
          "price": 100,
          "id": "625daa53e6e0e30019c4a2a3",
          "orig_price": 100,
          "delivery": "shipment",
          "shipment_weight": 0,
          "price_total": 100,
          "discount_total": 50,
          "discount_each": 50,
          "discounts": [
            {
              "id": "coupon-0",
              "amount": 50
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "shipment_delivery": true,
      "currency": "USD",
      "sub_total": 100,
      "item_discount": 50,
      "discount_total": 50,
      "grand_total": 50,
      "date_created": "2022-04-18T17:51:34.937Z",
      "date_updated": "2022-04-18T18:13:40.581Z",
      "coupon_code": "SIMPLETEST",
      "promotion_ids": [
        null,
        null,
        null,
        null,
        null,
        null,
        null,
        "625da6a2e6e0e30019c471dd"
      ],
      "coupon_id": "625da691e6e0e30019c46fea",
      "discounts": [
        {
          "type": "coupon",
          "rule": {
            "value_fixed": 50,
            "type": "total",
            "value_type": "fixed"
          },
          "amount": 50,
          "id": "coupon-0"
        }
      ],
      "shipment_discount": null,
      "id": "vASbh0zY"
    },
    {
      "name": "NEW PURCHASE LINK",
      "items": [
        {
          "purchase_option": {
            "plan_id": "6256eb710c7aaf0012dd1731",
            "billing_schedule": {
              "interval": "weekly",
              "interval_count": 1,
              "trial_days": 0,
              "limit": null
            },
            "type": "subscription",
            "plan_name": "Weekly"
          },
          "quantity": 1,
          "price": 65,
          "product_id": "6256eb710c7aaf0012dd1722",
          "id": "62599ad09a57a6001a8ca827",
          "orig_price": 65,
          "shipment_weight": 0,
          "price_total": 65,
          "discount_total": 0,
          "discount_each": 0
        }
      ],
      "subscription_delivery": true,
      "currency": "USD",
      "sub_total": 65,
      "item_discount": 0,
      "discount_total": 0,
      "grand_total": 65,
      "date_created": "2022-04-15T16:18:24.644Z",
      "active": true,
      "date_updated": "2022-04-15T16:31:35.254Z",
      "id": "midpIahm"
    },
    . . .
  ],
  "page": 1,
  "pages": {
    "1": {
      "start": 1,
      "end": 15
    },
    "2": {
      "start": 16,
      "end": 30
    },
    "3": {
      "start": 31,
      "end": 39
    }
  }
}

Delete a purchase link

Delete a purchase link.

Arguments

id

objectIdrequired

The id for the purchase link to delete.

DELETE/purchaselinks

const swell = require('swell-node').init('store-id', 'secret-key');

await swell.delete('/purchaselinks/{id}', {
});

Response

{
  "active": true,
  "name": "Purchase link example",
  "items": [
    {
      "product_id": "626034d4e7b741001968292d",
      "quantity": 1,
      "price": 5,
      "price_total": 5,
      "discount_total": 0,
      "discount_each": 0,
      "id": "62681502ea4c3f00138da5ea"
    }
  ],
  "currency": "USD",
  "sub_total": 5,
  "item_discount": 0,
  "discount_total": 0,
  "grand_total": 5,
  "date_created": "2022-04-26T15:51:30.324Z",
  "date_updated": "2022-04-26T15:52:33.949Z",
  "id": "DEEFRebs"
}

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Purchase links

The purchase links model

Fields

id

name

active

coupon

coupon_id

currency

date_created

date_updated

discount_total

discounts

id

type

rule

amount

source_id

grand_total

item_discount

items

id

quantity

price

price_total

purchase_option

purchase_option.type

purchase_option.plan_id

options

id

value

bundle_items

id

quantity

product_id

product

variant_id

variant

options

id

value

amount_ratio

price

discount_each

tax_each

product_id

product

variant_id

variant

discounts

id

amount

discount_total

discount_each

metadata

metadata

promotion_ids

promotions

sub_total

The purchase link model

Create a purchase link

Arguments

name

items

.bundle_items

id

product_id

product

quantity

shipment_weight

variant_id

variant

.description

.discounts

id

amount

.metadata

.options