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Storefront REST API

The REST API resources for the storefront are accessible via http://<hostname>/api, while REST API resources for the back-office is accessible via http://<hostname>/admin/api. There are also two REST API sandboxes, one for the storefront (http://<hostname>/api/doc) and another for the back-office (http://<hostname>/admin/api/doc).

Note

Please note that the admin prefix is used by default and can be changed via the web_backend_prefix parameter.

All approaches described in API Developer Guide are applicable to REST API resources for the storefront but there are several differences:

• for configuration files use Resources/config/oro/api_frontend.yml, not Resources/config/oro/api.yml

• the default value for exclusion_policy option is custom_fields, it means that all custom fields (fields with is_extend = true and owner = Custom in extend scope in entity configuration) that are not configured explicitly are excluded

• for documentation files use Resources/doc/api_frontend folder, not Resources/doc/api

• for API processors use frontend request type

• for API routes use Oro\Bundle\FrontendBundle\Controller\FrontendRestApiController controller instead of Oro\Bundle\ApiBundle\Controller\RestApiController, frontend_rest_api group instead of rest_api and set frontend option to true

• for CORS requests configuration use oro_frontend / frontend_api / cors section, not oro_api / cors

• for API functional tests use Oro\Bundle\FrontendBundle\Tests\Functional\Api\FrontendRestJsonApiTestCase instead of Oro\Bundle\ApiBundle\Tests\Functional\RestJsonApiTestCase. By default all API requests are executed by anonymous user. To execute them by the customer user with administrative permissions you can use Oro\Bundle\CustomerBundle\Tests\Functional\Api\Frontend\DataFixtures\LoadAdminCustomerUserData data fixture, just add $this->loadFixtures([LoadAdminCustomerUserData::class]); in setUp() method of your test class. To execute the test by the customer user with a buyer permissions you can use Oro\Bundle\CustomerBundle\Tests\Functional\Api\Frontend\DataFixtures\LoadBuyerCustomerUserData data fixture.

Additional notes:

• The SetWebsite processor can be used to assign an entity to the current website.

• The SetCurrency processor can be used to set the current currency to an entity.

• The SetCustomer processor can be used to assign an entity to the current customer.

• The SetCustomerUser processor can be used to assign an entity to the current customer user.

An example of registration of such processors:

services:
    oro_customer.api.customer_user.set_website:
        class: Oro\Bundle\WebsiteBundle\Api\Processor\SetWebsite
        arguments:
            - '@oro_api.form_property_accessor'
            - '@oro_website.manager'
        tags:
            - { name: oro.api.processor, action: customize_form_data, event: pre_validate, requestType: frontend, parentAction: create, class: Oro\Bundle\CustomerBundle\Entity\CustomerUser, priority: 20 }

    oro_order.api.set_currency_to_order:
        class: Oro\Bundle\CurrencyBundle\Api\Processor\SetCurrency
        arguments:
            - '@oro_api.form_property_accessor'
            - '@oro_locale.settings'
        tags:
            - { name: oro.api.processor, action: customize_form_data, event: pre_validate, requestType: frontend, parentAction: create, class: Oro\Bundle\OrderBundle\Entity\Order, priority: 15 }

    oro_customer.api.customer_address.set_customer:
        class: Oro\Bundle\CustomerBundle\Api\Processor\SetCustomer
        arguments:
            - '@oro_api.form_property_accessor'
            - '@oro_security.token_accessor'
            - 'frontendOwner'
        tags:
            - { name: oro.api.processor, action: customize_form_data, event: pre_validate, requestType: frontend, parentAction: create, class: Oro\Bundle\CustomerBundle\Entity\CustomerAddress, priority: 10 }

    oro_customer.api.customer_user_address.set_customer_user:
        class: Oro\Bundle\CustomerBundle\Api\Processor\SetCustomerUser
        arguments:
            - '@oro_api.form_property_accessor'
            - '@oro_security.token_accessor'
            - 'frontendOwner'
        tags:
            - { name: oro.api.processor, action: customize_form_data, event: pre_validate, requestType: frontend, parentAction: create, class: Oro\Bundle\CustomerBundle\Entity\CustomerUserAddress, priority: 10 }