Big Commerce Themes

BigCommerce Themes is a platform that offers a wide range of customizable themes for businesses looking to enhance their online presence. These themes are designed to help businesses create visually appealing and user-friendly websites that showcase their products and services in the best possible light. With a focus on responsive design and seamless integration with the BigCommerce platform, these themes make it easy for businesses to create a professional and engaging online storefront.

OpenAPI Specification

themes-openapi-original.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: BigCommerce Themes
  version: ''
  description: >-
    Backup, restore, download, and activate themes; and, get the status of theme
    jobs and read theme configurations.
  termsOfService: https://www.bigcommerce.com/terms
  contact:
    name: BigCommerce
    url: https://www.bigcommerce.com
    email: [email protected]
  license:
    name: ''
tags:
  - name: Theme Actions
  - name: Theme Configurations
  - name: Theme Custom Templates
  - name: Theme Jobs
  - name: Themes
security:
  - X-Auth-Token: []
servers:
  - url: https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/{store_hash}/v3
    variables:
      store_hash:
        default: store_hash
        description: Permanent ID of the BigCommerce store.
    description: BigCommerce API Gateway
paths:
  /themes:
    parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Accept'
    get:
      tags:
        - Themes
      operationId: getStoreThemes
      summary: BigCommerce Get all Themes
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ThemesCollectionResponse'
              examples:
                response:
                  value:
                    data:
                      - uuid: 872b3e20-731f-0136-9d2f-633ff0d6ced1
                        variations:
                          - uuid: 877427a0-731f-0136-9d2f-633ff0d6ced1
                            name: Light
                            description: >-
                              Ideal for a wide range of businesses and brands,
                              this design is fully responsive, simple, and ready
                              for you to add your branding, logo, and products.
                              It comes ready to build a clean looking and
                              beautiful store with features such as homepage
                              carousel, social media icons, featured and top
                              selling products, and faceted search (which is
                              available on select BigCommerce plans). Fully
                              express your brand by using our Theme Editor to
                              quickly and easily style your site’s fonts and
                              colors, all without the need to write code.
                            external_id: light
                          - uuid: 87be3180-731f-0136-9d2f-633ff0d6ced1
                            name: Bold
                            description: >-
                              Ideal for a wide range of businesses and brands,
                              this design is fully responsive, simple, and ready
                              for you to add your branding, logo, and products.
                              It comes ready to build a clean looking and
                              beautiful store with features such as homepage
                              carousel, social media icons, featured and top
                              selling products, and faceted search (which is
                              available on select BigCommerce plans). Fully
                              express your brand by using our Theme Editor to
                              quickly and easily style your site’s fonts and
                              colors, all without the need to write code.
                            external_id: bold
                          - uuid: 87d48e90-731f-0136-9d2f-633ff0d6ced1
                            name: Warm
                            description: >-
                              Ideal for a wide range of businesses and brands,
                              this design is fully responsive, simple, and ready
                              for you to add your branding, logo, and products.
                              It comes ready to build a clean looking and
                              beautiful store with features such as homepage
                              carousel, social media icons, featured and top
                              selling products, and faceted search (which is
                              available on select BigCommerce plans). Fully
                              express your brand by using our Theme Editor to
                              quickly and easily style your site’s fonts and
                              colors, all without the need to write code.
                            external_id: warm
                        name: Cornerstone-blog
                        is_private: true
                        is_active: false
                      - uuid: e3d82ce0-9bae-0133-0de7-525400970412
                        variations:
                          - uuid: b16c3fe0-7bcb-0136-b5fc-07fe54a9e639
                            name: Light
                            description: >-
                              Ideal for a wide range of businesses and brands,
                              this design is fully responsive, simple, and ready
                              for you to add your branding, logo, and products.
                              It comes ready to build a clean looking and
                              beautiful store with features such as homepage
                              carousel, social media icons, featured and top
                              selling products, and faceted search (which is
                              available on select BigCommerce plans). Fully
                              express your brand by using our Theme Editor to
                              quickly and easily style your site’s fonts and
                              colors, all without the need to write code.
                            external_id: light
                          - uuid: b17d57e0-7bcb-0136-b5fc-07fe54a9e639
                            name: Bold
                            description: >-
                              Ideal for a wide range of businesses and brands,
                              this design is fully responsive, simple, and ready
                              for you to add your branding, logo, and products.
                              It comes ready to build a clean looking and
                              beautiful store with features such as homepage
                              carousel, social media icons, featured and top
                              selling products, and faceted search (which is
                              available on select BigCommerce plans). Fully
                              express your brand by using our Theme Editor to
                              quickly and easily style your site’s fonts and
                              colors, all without the need to write code.
                            external_id: bold
                          - uuid: b18ad610-7bcb-0136-b5fc-07fe54a9e639
                            name: Warm
                            description: >-
                              Ideal for a wide range of businesses and brands,
                              this design is fully responsive, simple, and ready
                              for you to add your branding, logo, and products.
                              It comes ready to build a clean looking and
                              beautiful store with features such as homepage
                              carousel, social media icons, featured and top
                              selling products, and faceted search (which is
                              available on select BigCommerce plans). Fully
                              express your brand by using our Theme Editor to
                              quickly and easily style your site’s fonts and
                              colors, all without the need to write code.
                            external_id: warm
                        name: Cornerstone
                        is_private: false
                        is_active: true
                      - uuid: 1242c920-a5a6-0133-a20e-525400970412
                        variations:
                          - uuid: fec9fe60-7ede-0136-effe-0cbd49ed50aa
                            name: Minimal
                            description: >-
                              Fortune is a standout theme for cutting-edge
                              online stores. Customers will be transfixed by its
                              striking hero area, which puts your imagery on
                              full display, along with its sleek navigation and
                              unique product grid. Ideal for
                              small-to-medium-sized catalogs, Fortune has
                              everything you need to command and convert
                              shoppers.
                            external_id: minimal
                          - uuid: fee26530-7ede-0136-effe-0cbd49ed50aa
                            name: Bright
                            description: >-
                              Fortune is a standout theme for cutting-edge
                              online stores. Customers will be transfixed by its
                              striking hero area, which puts your imagery on
                              full display, along with its sleek navigation and
                              unique product grid. Ideal for
                              small-to-medium-sized catalogs, Fortune has
                              everything you need to command and convert
                              shoppers.
                            external_id: bright
                          - uuid: fef38820-7ede-0136-effe-0cbd49ed50aa
                            name: Contrast
                            description: >-
                              Fortune is a standout theme for cutting-edge
                              online stores. Customers will be transfixed by its
                              striking hero area, which puts your imagery on
                              full display, along with its sleek navigation and
                              unique product grid. Ideal for
                              small-to-medium-sized catalogs, Fortune has
                              everything you need to command and convert
                              shoppers.
                            external_id: contrast
                          - uuid: ff085ab0-7ede-0136-effe-0cbd49ed50aa
                            name: Highlight
                            description: >-
                              Fortune is a standout theme for cutting-edge
                              online stores. Customers will be transfixed by its
                              striking hero area, which puts your imagery on
                              full display, along with its sleek navigation and
                              unique product grid. Ideal for
                              small-to-medium-sized catalogs, Fortune has
                              everything you need to command and convert
                              shoppers.
                            external_id: highlight
                        name: Fortune
                        is_private: false
                        is_active: false
                    meta: {}
      description: Returns a list of store *Themes*.
    post:
      tags:
        - Themes
      operationId: uploadStoreTheme
      summary: BigCommerce Upload a Theme
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ContentType'
      requestBody:
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                file:
                  description: The file.
                  type: string
                  format: binary
              required:
                - file
        required: true
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Job ID for the background job processing the theme upload.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobId'
              examples:
                response:
                  value:
                    job_id: ceea1917b1518f5ae491da6ad8a56336
        default:
          description: Error message.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                  - type: object
                    description: |
                      Error payload for the BigCommerce API.
                    properties:
                      status:
                        description: |
                          The HTTP status code.
                        type: integer
                      title:
                        description: |
                          The error title describing the particular error.
                        type: string
                      type:
                        type: string
                      instance:
                        type: string
                    title: Base Error
                  - type: object
                    properties:
                      errors:
                        type: object
                        properties: {}
                        additionalProperties: true
                        title: DetailedErrors
                title: Error Response
      description: |-
        Uploads a new *Theme* to your BigCommerce store.

        **Required Fields**
        * file
  /themes/{uuid}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Themes
      operationId: getStoreTheme
      summary: BigCommerce Get a Theme
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ThemeResponse'
              examples:
                response:
                  value:
                    data:
                      uuid: e3d82ce0-9bae-0133-0de7-525400970412
                      variations:
                        - uuid: b16c3fe0-7bcb-0136-b5fc-07fe54a9e639
                          name: Light
                          description: >-
                            Ideal for a wide range of businesses and brands,
                            this design is fully responsive, simple, and ready
                            for you to add your branding, logo, and products. It
                            comes ready to build a clean looking and beautiful
                            store with features such as homepage carousel,
                            social media icons, featured and top selling
                            products, and faceted search (which is available on
                            select BigCommerce plans). Fully express your brand
                            by using our Theme Editor to quickly and easily
                            style your site’s fonts and colors, all without the
                            need to write code.
                          external_id: light
                        - uuid: b17d57e0-7bcb-0136-b5fc-07fe54a9e639
                          name: Bold
                          description: >-
                            Ideal for a wide range of businesses and brands,
                            this design is fully responsive, simple, and ready
                            for you to add your branding, logo, and products. It
                            comes ready to build a clean looking and beautiful
                            store with features such as homepage carousel,
                            social media icons, featured and top selling
                            products, and faceted search (which is available on
                            select BigCommerce plans). Fully express your brand
                            by using our Theme Editor to quickly and easily
                            style your site’s fonts and colors, all without the
                            need to write code.
                          external_id: bold
                        - uuid: b18ad610-7bcb-0136-b5fc-07fe54a9e639
                          name: Warm
                          description: >-
                            Ideal for a wide range of businesses and brands,
                            this design is fully responsive, simple, and ready
                            for you to add your branding, logo, and products. It
                            comes ready to build a clean looking and beautiful
                            store with features such as homepage carousel,
                            social media icons, featured and top selling
                            products, and faceted search (which is available on
                            select BigCommerce plans). Fully express your brand
                            by using our Theme Editor to quickly and easily
                            style your site’s fonts and colors, all without the
                            need to write code.
                          external_id: warm
                      name: Cornerstone
                      is_private: false
                      is_active: false
                    meta: {}
        default:
          description: Error message.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                  - type: object
                    description: |
                      Error payload for the BigCommerce API.
                    properties:
                      status:
                        description: |
                          The HTTP status code.
                        type: integer
                      title:
                        description: |
                          The error title describing the particular error.
                        type: string
                      type:
                        type: string
                      instance:
                        type: string
                    title: Base Error
                  - type: object
                    properties:
                      errors:
                        type: object
                        properties: {}
                        additionalProperties: true
                        title: Detailed Errors
                title: Error Response
      description: >-
        Returns a store *Theme*. The theme variation is not available at this
        endpoint.
    delete:
      tags:
        - Themes
      operationId: deleteStoreTheme
      summary: BigCommerce Delete a Theme
      responses:
        '204':
          description: ''
        default:
          description: Error message.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                  - type: object
                    description: |
                      Error payload for the BigCommerce API.
                    properties:
                      status:
                        description: |
                          The HTTP status code.
                        type: integer
                      title:
                        description: |
                          The error title describing the particular error.
                        type: string
                      type:
                        type: string
                      instance:
                        type: string
                    title: Base Error
                  - type: object
                    properties:
                      errors:
                        type: object
                        properties: {}
                        additionalProperties: true
                        title: DetailedErrors
                title: Error Response
      description: >-
        Deletes a store *Theme*.

        Theme variations can not be deleted using this endpoint. This will
        delete the theme and all variations.
    parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Accept'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ThemeIdParam'
  /themes/{uuid}/actions/download:
    parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Accept'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ThemeIdParam'
    post:
      tags:
        - Theme Actions
      operationId: downloadStoreTheme
      summary: BigCommerce Download a Theme
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ContentType'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/WhichThemeToDownload'
        required: true
        x-examples:
          application/json:
            which: last_created
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Job ID for the background job processing the download.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobId'
              examples:
                response:
                  value:
                    job_id: ceea1917b1518f5ae491da6ad8a56336
        default:
          description: Error message.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                  - type: object
                    description: |
                      Error payload for the BigCommerce API.
                    properties:
                      status:
                        description: |
                          The HTTP status code.
                        type: integer
                      title:
                        description: |
                          The error title describing the particular error.
                        type: string
                      type:
                        type: string
                      instance:
                        type: string
                    title: Base Error
                  - type: object
                    properties:
                      errors:
                        type: object
                        properties: {}
                        additionalProperties: true
                        title: Detailed Errors
                title: Error Response
      description: Downloads a stores *Theme*.
  /themes/actions/activate:
    parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Accept'
      - name: channel_id
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: The ID for the channel where you want to activate the theme.
    post:
      tags:
        - Theme Actions
      operationId: activateStoreTheme
      summary: BigCommerce Activate a Theme
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ContentType'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Activate'
        description: Request parameters.
        required: true
        x-examples:
          application/json:
            variation_id: 87be3180-731f-0136-9d2f-633ff0d6ced1
            which: original
      responses:
        '204':
          description: This returns when the request is successful.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NoContent'
        default:
          description: Error message.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                  - type: object
                    description: |
                      Error payload for the BigCommerce API.
                    properties:
                      status:
                        description: |
                          The HTTP status code.
                        type: integer
                      title:
                        description: |
                          The error title describing the particular error.
                        type: string
                      type:
                        type: string
                      instance:
                        type: string
                    title: Base Error
                  - type: object
                    properties:
                      errors:
                        type: object
                        properties: {}
                        additionalProperties: true
                        title: Detailed Errors
                title: Error Response
      description: |-
        Actives a store *Theme*.

        This returns a 204 response upon success.
  /themes/jobs/{job_id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Theme Jobs
      operationId: getStoreThemeJob
      summary: BigCommerce Get a Theme Job
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobResponse'
              examples:
                response:
                  value:
                    data:
                      id: ceea1917b1518f5ae491da6ad8a56336
                      time: '2018-09-18T13:59:01Z'
                      status: COMPLETED
                      percent_complete: 100
                      result:
                        theme_id: ed1982d0-9d78-0136-33ba-0d84a0c6431b
                      warnings: []
                      errors: []
                    meta: {}
        default:
          description: Error message.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                allOf:
                  - type: object
                    description: |
                      Error payload for the BigCommerce API.
                    properties:
                      status:
                        description: |
                          The HTTP status code.
                        type: integer
                      title:
                        description: |
                          The error title describing the particular error.
                        type: string
                      type:
                        type: string
                      instance:
                        type: string
                    title: Base Error
                  - type: object
                    properties:
                      errors:
                        type: object
                        properties: {}
                        additionalProperties: true
                        title: Detailed Errors
                title: Error Response
      description: >-
        Returns a theme *Job*. When the job is complete, the results array
        provides a generated link to access the theme. The link is active for 60
        seconds.
    parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Accept'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/JobIdParam'
  /themes/{uuid}/configurations:
    get:
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/themesConfigurations_RespCollection'
      tags:
        - Theme Configurations
      operationId: getThemeConfiguration
      summary: BigCommerce Get Theme Configuration
      description: |-
        Returns a list of theme's configurations.

        **Usage Notes**:
        * At least one filter must be provided.
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ThemeIdParam'
        - schema:
            type: array
            items:
              type: string
          in: query
          name: uuid:in
          description: Filter configurations by a list of configuration UUIDs.
        - schema:
            type: array
            items:
              type: integer
          in: query
          name: channel_id:in
          description: Filter configurations by a list of channel_ids.
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageParam'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/LimitParam'
        - schema:
            type: string
          in: query
          name: variation_uuid
          description: Filter configurations by a variation_uuid.
    parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Accept'
      - in: query
        name: site_id:in
        description: Filter configurations by a list of site_ids
        required: true
        style: form
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: integer
      - in: query
        name: uuid:in
        description: Filter configurations by a list of configuration UUIDs
        style: form
        explode: false
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
      - in: query
        name: variation_uuid
        description: Filter configurations by a variation_uuid
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: page
        description: |
          Specifies the page number in a limited (paginated) list.
        required: false
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: limit
        description: >
          Controls the number of items per page in a limited (paginated) list of
          products.
        required: false
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
  /themes/{uuid}/configurations/validate:
    post:
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ContentType'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Theme passes validation.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties: {}
        '422':
          description: Theme failed validation, detailed errors in response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      summary: BigCommerce Validate Theme Configuration
      operationId: validateThemeConfiguration
      tags:
        - Theme Configurations
      description: >-
        Validates a theme configuration against the theme's schema without
        creating it. Useful for testing schemas before creation.
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/themeConfiguration_Write'
    parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Accept'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ThemeIdParam'
  /themes/custom-templates/{version_uuid}:
    parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Accept'
      - schema:
          type: string
        name: version_uuid
        in: path
        required: true
    get:
      summary: BigCommerce Get Custom Templates
      tags:
        - Theme Custom Templates
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      product:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                      category:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                      brand:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                      page:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/OpenMeta'
              examples:
                example-1:
                  value:
                    data:
                      product:
                        - custom-product-1.html
                      category: []
                      brand:
                        - custom-brand-1.html
                      page:
                        - custom-page-1.html
                        - holiday-page.html
                    meta: {}
      operationId: getThemeCustomTemplates
      description: >-
        Enumerate available custom templates for in the theme files in a
        specific theme version for each supported entity type.
components:
  parameters:
    JobIdParam:
      name: job_id
      description: The job identifier.
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    ThemeIdParam:
      name: uuid
      description: The theme identifier.
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    Accept:
      name: Accept
      in: header
      required: true
      description: >-
        The [MIME
        type](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/MIME_types)
        of the response body.
      schema:
        type: string
        default: application/json
    ContentType:
      name: Content-Type
      in: header
      re

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