How to Integrate Lovable with Oberlo / DSers

If you have an existing Oberlo setup or are starting fresh with Shopify dropshipping, DSers is the tool to use. Go to dsers.com and click 'Get Started.' You will be prompted to log in with your Shopify store — DSers connects via Shopify's OAuth app installation flow. In Shopify admin, navigate to Apps → Visit App Store, search for 'DSers,' and install it. After installation, DSers walks you through connecting your AliExpress account (you need an AliExpress account to place supplier orders) and importing any existing products if migrating from Oberlo. For new users, the setup takes about 10 minutes and ends with your Shopify store connected to DSers and AliExpress ready for order processing. DSers organizes your workflow into three sections: Products (Shopify products with mapped AliExpress sources), Orders (Shopify orders ready for AliExpress fulfillment), and Tracking (AliExpress order numbers and status updates). Your Lovable dashboard will mirror this three-section structure to give you a single interface instead of switching between apps.

DSers provides API access for developers who want to integrate their custom tools with the DSers platform. Log in to your DSers account and navigate to your account settings — look for a 'Developer' or 'API' section. DSers uses token-based authentication for its API. Generate an API token from the developer settings page. Keep this token secure — it provides full access to your DSers store data and order management capabilities. Note the DSers API base URL, which is typically https://sellercentral.dsers.com/api for the production API. Like all e-commerce APIs with account access, this token must be stored server-side in Lovable's Secrets panel. If DSers requires separate partner program registration to access the API, navigate to their developer documentation at developer.dsers.com for the application process. Some DSers API endpoints are available on all paid plans while others require the DSers Business or Enterprise plan — check the documentation for the endpoints you need.

In Lovable, open the Cloud tab by clicking the '+' icon next to the Preview panel and navigate to Secrets. Add a new secret named DSERS_API_TOKEN with your DSers API token as the value. If DSers uses a separate store ID or account ID that must be included in API requests, add DSERS_STORE_ID as a second secret. These values will be read by your Edge Function using Deno.env.get('DSERS_API_TOKEN') — never embedding the actual token in code. Since DSers manages your AliExpress ordering pipeline, an exposed API token could allow unauthorized parties to place orders through your AliExpress account. Lovable's encrypted Secrets store and its automated system that blocks approximately 1,200 hardcoded keys per day ensure your credentials are properly protected.

Generate the DSers proxy Edge Function through Lovable's chat interface. This function accepts POST requests from your frontend containing the DSers endpoint path, HTTP method, and optional request body. It retrieves your DSers API token from Deno environment variables, constructs the full DSers API URL, and makes the authenticated request with the API token in the Authorization header. The function returns the DSers response to your frontend. Since your Lovable app likely also uses Shopify's native connector, the DSers Edge Function specifically handles the DSers-side operations (order routing, supplier mapping, AliExpress order status) while the Shopify connector handles the Shopify-side operations (products, customer orders, inventory). The two work together to give you a complete dropshipping workflow view.

1import { serve } from "https://deno.land/std@0.168.0/http/server.ts";
2
3const corsHeaders = {
4  "Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*",
5  "Access-Control-Allow-Headers": "authorization, x-client-info, apikey, content-type",
6};
7
8serve(async (req) => {
9  if (req.method === "OPTIONS") {
10    return new Response("ok", { headers: corsHeaders });
11  }
12
13  try {
14    const apiToken = Deno.env.get("DSERS_API_TOKEN");
15    if (!apiToken) throw new Error("DSERS_API_TOKEN not configured in Secrets");
16
17    const { endpoint, method = "GET", body } = await req.json();
18    if (!endpoint) throw new Error("'endpoint' is required in request body");
19
20    const url = `https://sellercentral.dsers.com${endpoint}`;
21
22    const fetchOptions: RequestInit = {
23      method,
24      headers: {
25        Authorization: `Bearer ${apiToken}`,
26        "Content-Type": "application/json",
27        Accept: "application/json",
28      },
29    };
30
31    if (body && method !== "GET") {
32      fetchOptions.body = JSON.stringify(body);
33    }
34
35    const response = await fetch(url, fetchOptions);
36    const data = await response.json();
37
38    return new Response(JSON.stringify(data), {
39      headers: { ...corsHeaders, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
40      status: response.ok ? 200 : response.status,
41    });
42  } catch (error) {
43    return new Response(
44      JSON.stringify({ error: error.message }),
45      { headers: { ...corsHeaders, "Content-Type": "application/json" }, status: 500 }
46    );
47  }
48});

With the DSers proxy deployed and Shopify connected, build the dashboard that unifies order management and product sourcing. The most valuable view for a dropshipping operator is the pending orders queue — Shopify orders that have been paid but not yet submitted to AliExpress suppliers through DSers. This view shows how many orders need attention, which products need supplier mapping before they can be fulfilled, and which orders are already being processed by AliExpress. Lovable can generate this dashboard by prompting it to combine data from both the Shopify connector and the DSers proxy Edge Function. For complex setups with many suppliers or large order volumes, RapidDev's team can help configure batch order submission workflows and supplier optimization logic that automatically selects the best supplier based on price and shipping time.