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Commerce Layer

An API-first commerce engine that makes it easy to scale globally with our suite of APIs, webhooks, and dev tools.

Overview

At Commerce Layer, we believe headless commerce doesn't have to be hard. We are an API-first commerce engine that makes it easy to go headless. Brands can start fast with our production-ready micro frontends and then scale globally with our full suite of APIs, webhooks, and dev tools. We enable companies to sell through any digital channel (web, app, voice, IoT, etc.) and expand into multiple markets with ease. Our core features deliver lasting flexibility, enabling customers to support any business type, set up any local payment gateway, manage market-specific promotions, support complex shipping and inventory strategies, and sell in local currency without any currency conversion. By focusing on the transactional layer, Commerce Layer empowers developers to build more scalable websites and marketing departments to create beautiful shopping experiences.

What you can do with Commerce Layer:

> Orchestrate all of your commerce operations and add global shopping capabilities to your website: Our APIs and dev tools can activate commerce anywhere, whether you're creating a new ecommerce website from scratch or replacing the commerce engine in your current online store.
> Make any content shoppable: If you already have an engaging site and you want to add ecommerce to it, you can simply implement our production-ready micro frontends or power your own cart and checkout with our API.
> Build ecommerce into your native mobile app: Mobile commerce is increasing and consumers also prefer native app experiences over mobile sites. Commerce Layer can be your backend API, taking your customers' shopping experience to the next level of engagement.
> Create a subscription-based business model: Selling through subscriptions is an effective way to increase revenues and build customer loyalty. Commerce Layer's API allows you to store your customer payment instruments and place recurring orders with any frequency.
> Integrate your POS software and sell in store: Omnichannel commerce is all about providing seamless experiences whether the customer is shopping online or in store. This can only be achieved through a headless approach, such as the one provided by Commerce Layer.
> Create a multi-vendor ecommerce: Commerce Layer can support multi-vendor models in different ways, depending on your business requirements. In all cases, customers can place orders that are automatically split amongst all vendors.

Build with Commerce Layer using our best-in-class dev tools:

> Micro frontends: The fastest and simplest way to enable composable commerce on your website. You can build a proof-of-concept with our micro frontends by implementing them into your existing store, or you can begin the composable journey with pre-built commerce components and focus on other parts of the stack.
> API reference: Explore our developer documentation and learn how to build any business model. With hundreds of API resources and webhooks, you have all the flexibility you need. A recipe-like collection of step-by-step tutorials will guide you through the most common scenarios.
> CLI: Use our super-handy Command Line Interface to build a complete ecommerce experience straight from the terminal. Manage all your API resources and webhooks, bulk import/export data, generate checkout URLs, fulfill orders, and more without leaving the command line.

Commerce Layer is the commerce API for everything brands need. Our best in class features include:

> Extensive set of resources – 400+ API endpoints
> Blazing-fast API – 100ms average response time
> Real-time webhooks – 100+ trigger events
> Highly-reliable platform – 99.99% uptime guaranteed
> Composable architecture – Any third-party integrations
> International scalability – Multi-country configuration options
> Global edge network – 60+ CDN edges
> Fanatic support team – 24/7 support

Our customers include:

> Big Green Egg
> Brioni
> Coca-Cola Embonor
> Chilly's Water Bottles
> Ginori
> Lampoo
> Non-stop dogwear
> Paradox Interactive
> Pinko
> Rapha
> SumUp
> SunGod
> Thommen Medical

To read our customer case studies, please visit here: https://commercelayer.io/customers

What our customers and partners say:

"Commerce Layer isn’t trying to be another monolithic jack of all trades; they do one thing, and they do it bloody well. This focus has resulted in a platform with a wonderful balance of flexibility and convenience. That, paired with their insanely good customer support, makes them a formidable force.""
Jim Tattersall
Founder & CTO at Rotate°

“Client adoption of our online purchasing service well-exceeded expectations. I attribute this to an intuitive design, best-in-class business services, and domain expertise that put the customer experience first.”
Pascal Eberhard
Chief Marketing Officer at Thommen Medical AG

“Commerce Layer's flexible, scalable ecommerce platform has enabled us to expand our reach to over 30 countries worldwide and offer localized shopping experiences.”
Tim Bouscarle
Co-Founder & Director at Chilly's Bottles

Partner name

Commerce Layer

Industry

ecommerce

U.S. headquarters with offices in Europe