SFCC OCAPI and Shopper APIs

Overview

Salesforce B2C Commerce provides two API families: the legacy Open Commerce API (OCAPI) using Basic Auth or OAuth and the modern Commerce API (SCAPI/Shopper APIs) using SLAS (Shopper Login and API Access Service) tokens. SCAPI is the recommended approach for headless storefronts, PWA Kit, and third-party integrations. OCAPI remains the primary Data API for server-side admin operations (product import, order management, promotion management). The Composable Storefront (formerly PWA Kit) is built entirely on SCAPI.

When to Use This Skill

• When building a headless B2C storefront using SFCC as the commerce backend
• When implementing the Salesforce PWA Kit (Composable Storefront) with custom API calls
• When integrating a mobile app with SFCC product catalog, cart, and checkout
• When building server-side order management integrations using OCAPI Data API
• When migrating an existing OCAPI integration to the newer SCAPI endpoints
• When implementing SLAS token management for customer authentication flows

Core Instructions

1. Understand the API landscape