woocommerce_skill

Overview

This skill provides a focused integration layer for WooCommerce stores using the REST API. It covers products, orders, customers, webhooks, categories, tags, and coupons with opinionated, security-first defaults for Node.js and Python. Use it to initialize reliable store integrations and automate common e‑commerce workflows.

How this skill works

The skill wraps standard WooCommerce REST endpoints (wc/v3) and exposes helpers for listing, creating, updating, and deleting resources. It includes authentication patterns (basic auth via consumer key/secret, query-string fallback), webhook verification, and convenience methods for variable products, order lifecycle updates, and customer management. Example code is available for both JavaScript/TypeScript and Python clients.

When to use it

• Sync product catalogs between systems
• Automate order ingestion, status updates, and fulfillment
• Create or update customers and handle account lifecycle
• Register and validate webhooks for event-driven workflows
• Manage categories, tags, and promotional coupons programmatically

Best practices

• Use HTTPS and store API keys in environment variables (never commit keys)
• Prefer Basic Auth with consumer key/secret; use query-string only as a last resort
• Verify webhook signatures using a timing-safe comparison and a shared secret
• Paginate list endpoints and respect per_page limits to avoid timeouts
• Set explicit status and stock fields when creating/updating products to prevent accidental drafts

Example use cases

• Batch-create a product catalog with images, categories, and stock levels
• Webhook-driven order processing: verify signature, enqueue fulfillment job, update order status
• Create a customer and place a manual order via API for phone or B2B sales
• Build a storefront sync that mirrors inventory and price changes between ERP and WooCommerce
• Generate limited-use coupons programmatically for marketing campaigns