Bubble.io and Magento integration: Step-by-Step Guide 2024

Step 1: Identify the Magento REST API Data You Need

Before starting the actual integration process, identify the specific data you require from your Magento store that needs to be integrated with your Bubble.io app. This could include items like customer data, product data, order data, etc. You can directly access this data from Magento using the Magento REST API. Review the Magento API documentation to familiarize yourself with how to access these endpoints respectively.

Step 2: Create a REST API User in Magento

To securely enable access to your Magento store data through the REST API, you will need to create an API user with a role that grants only the required permissions.

Here are the steps you need to take:

• Sign in to your Magento Admin Panel.
• Navigate to System > All Users.
• Create a new user with all necessary details. Make sure that the "User Role" only gets access to the data you identified in step 1.
• Note the API Key and API Secret. You'll need it later.

Keep your API credentials confidential, as they provide access to your data.

Step 3: Configure API Connection on Bubble.io

Next, you need to design the API connectivity in Bubble.io.
Here's how you can do that:

• Go to your Bubble.io app editor.
• Navigate to “Plugins” and install the “API Connector” plugin in your app.
• Add another API, name it accordingly ("Magento" or whatever you like).
• In the API configuration, select "Authentication" to "Basic Authentication". Add the username and password that you generated when you created the API User in Magento.
• Add the "Base URL" of your Magento store.

Now, we are ready for making API calls to GET/POST data to your Magento store.

Step 4: Setup API Calls

Now that Bubble.io has access to your Magento data through the API, you can define specific API calls to fetch or send the data.

• Click on 'Add another call'.
• Fill out the details of the API call:
• Use As: Choose 'Get data from API' or 'Add data to API' based on your requirement.
• Method: Choose 'GET' or 'POST' based on your requirement.
• URL: This URL should follow the Magento API calls. For example, https://yourmagentostore.com/rest/V1/products/ to retrieve product data.
• Parameters: If your GET API call requires parameters, list them here.
• Click on 'Initialize This Call' to test your API. If all is well set, it will display a success message.

Step 5: Test and Use Data

The final step is to use the data from Magento in your Bubble.io app.

• Use the 'GET' API in dynamic fields to display the data on your Bubble app. For example, a product title from Magento can autofill a text element in Bubble.
• Use the 'POST' API to input data from Bubble into Magento.
• Thoroughly test all data interactions and fix any errors or issues.

That's it! You successfully integrated your Magento store with your Bubble.io app. Now you can significantly improve your application by using live data and automating data input/output processes.