# Big Cartel integrations: products and orders

> Update a product, update an order and create a shipment in Big Cartel, and start a workflow when Big Cartel sends “Order created”.

**Canonical page:** https://tray.ai/connectors/big-cartel-integrations/
**Categories:** E-commerce
**Connects through:** HTTP Connector

## Overview

Big Cartel is an online store builder for artists and makers, used to sell products, take orders and manage shipping from a simple storefront. Tray.ai connects to Big Cartel through the HTTP Connector, so your workflows can call the Big Cartel API alongside the rest of your stack.

## Use cases

### Products

Read and update products in Big Cartel from any Tray.ai workflow. The Big Cartel API covers calls such as list products and get a product.

- List products
- Get a product
- Update a product

### Orders

Read and update orders in Big Cartel from any Tray.ai workflow. The Big Cartel API covers calls such as list orders and search orders.

- List orders
- Search orders
- Get an order

### Shipments

Read, create, update, and delete shipments in Big Cartel from any Tray.ai workflow. The Big Cartel API covers calls such as list shipments and create a shipment.

- List shipments
- Create a shipment
- Update a shipment

### Categories

Read, create, update, and delete categories in Big Cartel from any Tray.ai workflow. The Big Cartel API covers calls such as list categories and create a category.

- List categories
- Create a category
- Update a category

### Discounts

Read, create, update, and delete discounts in Big Cartel from any Tray.ai workflow. The Big Cartel API covers calls such as list discounts and create a discount.

- List discounts
- Create a discount
- Update a discount

### Big Cartel events

Start a Tray.ai workflow the moment something happens in Big Cartel. Big Cartel sends events such as order created and order updated to a Tray.ai webhook trigger.

- Order created
- Order updated
- Product created

## Challenges Tray.ai solves

### Keeping Big Cartel credentials out of logs

A raw API call usually means pasting a key or token into the request, where it ends up in step inputs, logs, and screenshots.

**How Tray.ai helps:** Store Big Cartel credentials once as a Tray.ai authentication and reference them from the HTTP Connector. Tray.ai masks authentication values in logs, so the secret never shows up in a step's input or output.

### Going from the Big Cartel API docs to a working call

Translating an example request from API docs into a workflow step means copying the method, URL, headers, and body by hand.

**How Tray.ai helps:** Paste a cURL example from the Big Cartel API docs into the HTTP Connector and Tray.ai fills in the method, URL, headers, and body for you.

### Handling files and non-JSON responses

Not every API answers in JSON. Some return XML, files, or binary data, or expect a multipart upload.

**How Tray.ai helps:** The HTTP Connector parses JSON and XML responses, returns files you can pass to the next step, and sends multipart form data for uploads.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does Tray.ai connect to Big Cartel?

Yes. Tray.ai connects to Big Cartel through the HTTP Connector, which calls the Big Cartel API directly. Any call the Big Cartel API documents can run as a step in a Tray.ai workflow.

### How does Tray.ai authenticate with Big Cartel?

The Big Cartel API uses OAuth 2.0 and basic authentication. You save it once as a Tray.ai authentication, and the HTTP Connector adds it to every request.

### Can I get a dedicated Big Cartel connector?

Big Cartel runs through the HTTP Connector rather than a dedicated connector. If your team wants one, the Tray.ai connector SDK can build a dedicated Big Cartel connector from the Big Cartel API.

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