aid: swell
name: Swell
description: >-
  Swell is a composable headless commerce platform that gives developers and
  brands API-first building blocks for storefronts, subscriptions, B2B, and
  multi-region commerce. It exposes a server-side Backend API for managing
  products, orders, customers, content, and operations, plus a client-side
  Frontend (Storefront) API and Swell.js / Node SDKs for building custom
  shopping experiences on any stack.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/swell/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - Commerce
  - Headless Commerce
  - Composable Commerce
  - Ecommerce
  - Storefront
  - Subscriptions
  - B2B
  - Products
  - Orders
  - Customers
apis:
  - aid: swell:backend-api
    name: Swell Backend API
    description: >-
      Server-side REST API for managing the full commerce model in Swell,
      including products, variants, stock, categories, orders, carts, payments,
      refunds, shipments, subscriptions, customers, discounts, gift cards,
      content models, webhooks, and file storage. Designed for use from
      Node.js, PHP, or any server-side environment.
    humanURL: https://developers.swell.is/backend-api/introduction
    baseURL: https://api.swell.store
    tags:
      - Backend API
      - REST
      - Products
      - Orders
      - Subscriptions
      - Customers
      - Webhooks
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.swell.is/backend-api/introduction
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://developers.swell.is/backend-api/authentication
      - type: SDK
        url: https://github.com/swellstores/swell-node
      - type: SDK
        url: https://github.com/swellstores/swell-php
  - aid: swell:frontend-api
    name: Swell Frontend (Storefront) API
    description: >-
      Client-side API and Swell.js SDK for building custom storefronts. Exposes
      products, categories, accounts, sessions, addresses, credit cards, carts,
      orders, payments, coupons, promotions, gift cards, subscriptions, store
      settings, currencies, localization, navigation menus, and payment
      options. Includes a GraphQL frontend option for headless storefronts.
    humanURL: https://developers.swell.is/frontend-api/introduction
    baseURL: https://api.swell.store
    tags:
      - Frontend API
      - Storefront
      - JavaScript SDK
      - GraphQL
      - Carts
      - Checkout
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.swell.is/frontend-api/introduction
      - type: SDK
        url: https://github.com/swellstores/swell-js
      - type: SDK
        url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/swell-js
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.swell.is
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developers.swell.is
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.swell.is
  - type: SignUp
    url: https://www.swell.is/signup
  - type: Login
    url: https://admin.swell.store
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.swell.is/pricing
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.swell.is/blog
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/swellstores
  - type: Storefronts
    url: https://www.swell.is/storefronts
  - type: Apps
    url: https://www.swell.is/apps
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.swell.is/terms
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.swell.is/privacy
  - type: Support
    url: https://support.swell.is
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kinlane@gmail.com