> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sync.cdata.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# BigCommerce

You can use the BigCommerce connector from the CData Sync application to capture data
from BigCommerce and move it to any supported destination. To do so, you need to add
the connector, authenticate to the connector, and complete your connection.

## Add the BigCommerce Connector

To enable Sync to use data from BigCommerce, you first must add the
connector, as follows:

<ol>
  <li>Open the **Connections** page of the Sync dashboard.</li>
  <li>Click **Add Connection** to open the **Select Connectors** page.</li>
  <li>Click the **Sources** tab and locate
  the **BigCommerce** row.</li>

  <li>
    Click the **Configure Connection** icon at the end of that row to open
    the **New Connection** page. This action opens the
    **Add Connection** dialog.

    **Note:** If the **Configure Connection** icon is not
    available, click the **Download Connector** icon to install
    the BigCommerce connector.
  </li>

  <li>Enter a name for your connection in the **Add Connection** dialog.</li>
  <li>Click **Add** to open the **Settings** tab for your connector.</li>
</ol>

For more information about installing new connectors, see
[Connections](https://docs.sync.cdata.com/26.4/en/connections/connections.md).

## Authenticate to BigCommerce

After you add the connector, you need to set the required properties.

**Store Id:** Enter your BigCommerce store identifier (Id). To locate your store Id, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your BigCommerce account.
2. From the BigCommerce home page, select **Advanced Settings > API Accounts**.
3. Select **Click Create API Account > Create V2/V3 API Token**. This selection displayes the **API Path** text field, which contains a URL with your store Id: https\://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/*StoreId*/v3. Copy your store Id and enter it in the **Store Id** field on the BigCommerce connection page in CData Sync.

   After you copy your store Id in BigCommerce, you can continue to create an API account (if you need one) or you can click **Cancel** to exit your BigCommerce account.

CData Sync supports authenticating to BigCommerce in two ways. Select your authentication method below to proceed to the relevant section that contains the authentication details.

* [**OAuth**](#oauth) (default)
* [**PersonalAccessToken**](#personal-access-token)

### OAuth

To connect with OAuth custom credentials, specify the following properties:

<ul><li>**Auth Scheme:** Select **OAuth**.</li>
<li>**OAuth Client Id:** Enter the client Id that you were assigned when you registered your application with an OAuth authorization server.</li>
<li>**OAuth Client Secret:** Enter the client secret that you were assigned when you registered your application with an OAuth authorization server.</li></ul>

### Personal Access Token

To connect with a personal access token, specify the following properties:

* **Auth Scheme:** Select **PersonalAccessToken**.
* **OAuth Access Token:** Enter the access token that you use to connect when you use OAuth.

To obtain a personal access token, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your BigCommerce account.
2. From the BigCommerce home page, select **Advanced Settings > API Accounts**.
3. Select **Create API Account > Create V2/V3 API Token**.
4. Enter the name of your account in the **Name** text field.
5. Choose the OAuth scopes for the API account that you are creating. The scope for each item cannot be **None** or **read-only** because Sync cannot access data that is marked **None** and it cannot modify data that is marked **read-only**.
6. Click **Save**.  After you save these settings, a text box opens that saves as a TXT file. This TXT file contains your access token.

## Complete Your Connection

To complete your connection:

1. Define advanced connection settings on the **Advanced** tab. (In most cases, though, you should not need these settings.)
2. If you authenticate with OAuth, click **Connect to BigCommerce** to connect to your BigCommerce account.
3. Click **Create & Test** to create your connection.

## More Information

For more information about interactions between CData Sync and BigCommerce, see
[BigCommerce Connector for CData Sync](https://cdn.cdata.com/help/UBN/synch/default.htm).


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