How to Connect Your Webshop to a Wholesaler Stock and Price API
Connecting a refurbished-device webshop to a supplier API starts with checking the documentation and defining how products, grades and prices map to your catalogue. Use this practical checklist to plan a Buy Molano integration without assuming unsupported API features.
To connect your webshop to a wholesaler stock and price API, first confirm which data and operations the API supports, then map that information to your catalogue and test updates before publishing them. Buy Molano provides partner API documentation; use it to establish the available capabilities rather than assuming stock synchronisation, pricing updates or ordering work in a particular way.
What should you check before building the connection?
Start with a clear scope: decide whether you need catalogue imports, stock updates, purchase-price updates or a combination. Treat each function as a requirement to verify against the documentation, not as a confirmed feature.
Buy Molano serves business customers only, with a verified company account. Confirm API access requirements separately before committing development time.
- Check the documented authentication method and access process.
- Identify available endpoints and their response fields.
- Look for pagination, request limits and error-handling guidance.
- Confirm whether updates require scheduled requests or another supported method.
- Ask how changes to the API are communicated.
How should refurbished products map to your webshop?
A device model alone is not a sufficient catalogue identifier. Your mapping should distinguish the specifications and condition information relevant to the item you intend to sell. Use documented supplier identifiers wherever available, and keep a record linking them to your own SKUs.
For example, the iPhone 12 128GB and iPhone 12 256GB should not be merged simply because both belong to the iPhone 12 family. Apply the same discipline to grade and any other documented variant fields.
How should grades appear in product listings?
Buy Molano uses A+, A, B+, B, C+ and C grades. Review the grading definitions before translating supplier data into customer-facing descriptions. Do not replace a grade with an unsupported promise such as a particular battery capacity or included accessory.
How should you handle supplier prices and VAT?
Keep imported purchase prices separate from your retail pricing rules. Before calculating a selling price, establish what each documented price field represents and which costs your calculation needs to include.
Buy Molano offers standard VAT, margin scheme and reverse charge options. Do not assume that one VAT treatment applies to every item or transaction. Confirm the applicable treatment and have your accountant review how your webshop and bookkeeping should handle it.
- Verify whether a price field includes or excludes VAT.
- Define how delivery and other applicable costs enter your calculation.
- Set review rules for missing prices or unexpected changes.
- Prevent incomplete data from automatically becoming a live offer.
What happens if an update fails?
Plan failure handling before switching on automation. Decide how long your webshop may rely on previously imported information, when to alert an administrator and when to pause affected listings. These should be your own documented operating rules.
Do not treat a successful data import as proof that stock is reserved. Confirm how availability and order acceptance work with the supplier before promising delivery to your customers.
What should you test before going live?
Begin with a small selection of products in a non-public environment. Compare imported values with the corresponding supplier information and inspect the resulting listings manually.
- Check model, storage and grade mapping.
- Test missing fields, failed requests and duplicate records.
- Check price calculations and VAT handling.
- Verify that retries do not create duplicate listings.
- Document how to pause the integration and correct errors.
Keep warranty wording under review too: Buy Molano provides a standard 30-day warranty, with optional 6- or 12-month coverage. Publish only the terms applicable to your purchase and your own customer offer.
Frequently asked questions
Where can developers find Buy Molano API information?
The partner API documentation is available at buymolano.com/api-docs. Check it for supported operations and implementation requirements.
Does API access automatically include order placement?
Do not assume so. Verify whether ordering is supported and clarify the order-confirmation process before building that workflow.
How can my business start buying from Buy Molano?
Purchasing requires a verified company account. Register your business to begin the verification process and discuss your sourcing and integration requirements.