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ToddT
ToddT

Reputation: 3258

How to use Walmart API with Custom URL

This is a mystery. I am looking thru the Walmart API docs and I'm not seeing a way to create these personalized products.

A "normal" product looks like this:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Russell-Exclusive-Men-s-Retro-Track-Pant/blahblahblah

All contained within the parent walmart URL.

However when it comes to personalized products, somehow a custom sub-domain is generated. It looks like this:

http://personalizeditems-cps.walmart.com/685770978

or this:

https://personalizedgifts.walmart.com/t/index.php?sku=GC777

Does anyone know where that is coming from? Or how these products were created on a seemingly custom sub-domain but still within the Walmart Marketplace?

Thanks

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1108

Answers (1)

Jon Taylor
Jon Taylor

Reputation: 119

It is a rather different setup I have to agree.

However, the way Walmart sets up Third Party Personalized items is by having the third party setup a page using the third parties host.

The Third Party then makes a request to Walmart for the header and footer portion of the page all while keeping the personalized information in the middle. Walmart then uses the third party page and just forwards the URL to their site.

Set Up Personalized Items - documentation

Big Things To Remember

  • You are responsible for the hosting.
  • You have to ensure the Header and Footer
    • Always load
    • Are not blocked via page styling

Really That is about it

I recently discovered all of this when I started the process to create a personalized page for a client. I am currently setting up their API portion. Just finished the frontend of all of this so all should be up to date. I wish you the best! =)

Upvotes: 1

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