Connect Business Central with BigCommerce

To install the BigCommerce app in Business Central

1. Select Search (Alt+Q) in the upper-right corner, enter Extension Management, and then choose the related link.
2. On the Installed Extensions page, select the AppSource Gallery action.
3. Search for Tinx BigCommerce Connector.
4. Install the app.

To create a token in BigCommerce for the connection

1. Open the backend of BigCommerce.

2. Select Settings, and then select API.

3. Select Account-level API Accounts.

   You are directed to https://accounts.bigcommerce.com/tokens.

   

To create and configure a BigCommerce sales channel in Business Central

The following procedure is the minimum needed to establish the connection between Business Central and BigCommerce. It's enough if you're completing this procedure as part of the quickstart, or if you only want to test that the connection works. The sales channel setup includes many more areas. For more information, see Sales channel.

1. select Search (Alt+Q) in the upper-right corner, enter Sales Channels, and then choose the related link.

2. On the Sales Channel List page, select the Webshop Connectors action in the New group.

3. On the Webshop Connectors Overview page, choose the New action, and then choose Create Sales Channel.

4. On the Start Assisted Setup page, in the Webshop Code field choose BIGCOMMERCE, and then choose OK to create a sales channel.

   Tinx Connector applies the default Sales Channel Code when you create the first sales channel. You can change the code later on the Sales Channel Card page.

   If this is the first BigCommerce sales channel you create in Business Central, Tinx Connector downloads the default mapping for your webshop. The download can take a few minutes. For more information, see Default mapping.

5. When the download is complete, on the Sales Channel List page, select the newly created BigCommerce sales channel, and then choose the Edit action.

6. On the Sales Channel Card page, configure the necessary fields for your BigCommerce integration.

   • Enter the Bearer token.
   • Identify your store code in the BigCommerce backend url.
   • Enter the API endpoint in the following format. https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/{your-own-store-code}/

7. Turn on the Active and Is Default toggles. For more information, see Is Default and Active toggles.

   The following image shows the BigCommerce connection setup on the Sales Channel Card page.

   

8. In Business Central, select Search (Alt+Q) in the upper-right corner, enter Sales Channels, and then choose the related link.

BigCommerce API reference

The BigCommerce APIs are the basis of the connection between Business Central and BigCommerce. For more information, see BigCommerce API documentation.

BigCommerce provides a REST API and a GraphQL API. The Tinx app uses the REST API.

Related information

Quickstart
Roles, permissions, and access settings
Synchronize products
Synchronize stock
Key concepts in Tinx Connector
Troubleshooting checklist

Questions or comments

If you have any questions or comments about this article or need further help, contact Support or write directly to us at docs@tinx-it.nl.

Last updated on January 8, 2026