Access Live BigCommerce Data in Google Sheets

Google Sheets is a web-based spreadsheet program provided by Google. When integrated with CData Connect Cloud, you can effortlessly gain access to BigCommerce data directly within Google Sheets for tasks such as data analysis, collaboration, calculations, and more. This article offers a comprehensive guide on connecting to BigCommerce within your Connect Cloud instance and accessing live BigCommerce data seamlessly within Google Sheets.

CData Connect Cloud offers a seamless cloud-to-cloud interface designed for BigCommerce, enabling effortless access to live BigCommerce data directly within Google Sheets. Use the dedicated Connect Cloud Google Sheets Plug-In to connect with live BigCommerce data. With built-in optimized data processing, CData Connect Cloud efficiently channels all supported query operations, including filters, JOINs, and more, directly to BigCommerce. This leverages server-side processing to promptly retrieve the desired BigCommerce data.

Configure BigCommerce Connectivity for Google Sheets

Connectivity to BigCommerce from Google Sheets is made possible through CData Connect Cloud. To work with BigCommerce data from Google Sheets, we start by creating and configuring a BigCommerce connection.

1. Log into Connect Cloud, click Connections and click Add Connection
2. Select "BigCommerce" from the Add Connection panel
3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to BigCommerce.

   BigCommerce authentication is based on the standard OAuth flow. To authenticate, you must initially create an app via the Big Commerce developer platform where you can obtain an OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL. These three parameters will be set as connection properties to your driver.

   Additionally, in order to connect to your BigCommerce Store, you will need your StoreId. To find your Store Id please follow these steps:

   1. Log in to your BigCommerce account.
   2. From the Home Page, select Advanced Settings > API Accounts.
   3. Click Create API Account.
   4. A text box named API Path will appear on your screen.
   5. Inside you can see a URL of the following structure: https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/{Store Id}/v3.
   6. As demonstrated above, your Store Id will be between the 'stores/' and '/v3' path paramters.
   7. Once you have retrieved your Store Id you can either click Cancel or proceed in creating an API Account in case you do not have one already.
4. Click Create & Test
5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add BigCommerce Connection page and update the User-based permissions.

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to BigCommerce data from Google Sheets.

Access Live BigCommerce Data from Google Sheets

The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect Cloud from Google Sheets to access live BigCommerce data.

1. Log into Google Sheets, create a new sheet (or open an existing one).
2. Click Add-ons and click Get Add-ons (if you have already installed the Add-on, jump to step 5).
3. Search for CData Connect Cloud Add-On and install the Add-on.
4. Authorize the Add-On.
5. Back in Google Sheets, click Add-ons and open the CData Connect Cloud Add-On.
6. In the Add-On panel, click Authorize to authenticate with your CData Connect Cloud instance
7. In the CData Connect Cloud panel in Google Sheets, click Import
8. Choose a Connection (e.g. BigCommerce1), Table (e.g. Customers, and Columns to import
9. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
10. Click Execute to import the data

Live Access to BigCommerce Data from Cloud Applications

New, you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live BigCommerce data from your Google Sheets workbook. You can add more data to your workbook for calculations, aggregations, collaboration, and more.

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