OpenCart - Enable API Access

This article is for whoever connects an OpenCart store inside DropStream — a fulfillment provider (3PL) or a merchant who manages their own DropStream account. You’ll add the store through DropStream’s Add Connection wizard. If a fulfillment provider is setting up DropStream for you, you don’t need this page — just install the DropStream module and gather your OpenCart API credentials, then send them over.

What you’ll need

• A DropStream account you can sign in to.
• The DropStream module installed in OpenCart, and your Store URL and API Key — see OpenCart - Install DropStream Module and Get Your API Credentials.

How DropStream connects to OpenCart

Every store connects through the same Add Connection wizard. For the full walkthrough of the wizard’s four steps, see Add a Connection. This article covers only the Store Setup step, where you enter the OpenCart-specific details.

Enter your OpenCart details

1. In the Add Connection wizard, work through to the Store Setup step. Choose Create new store, give the store a Name, and select OpenCart as the Platform. The OpenCart credential fields appear below.

2. Enter your credentials:

   Field	What it is	Example
   Store URL	The main URL of your OpenCart store	https://store.example.com
   API Key	The Secret Key set on the DropStream API product feed	••••••••

   For where to find each value, see Get Your API Credentials.

3. Click Add connection.

Notes

• OpenCart requires the DropStream module. Before connecting, install the DropStream extension and vQmod, enable the DropStream API product feed under Extensions > Product Feeds, and set a Secret Key — that Secret Key is the API Key you enter here.