Cart API

Automate the basket building process

Overview

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Description

Mouser's Cart API handles functions like creating a basket, updating a basket, adding part numbers to a basket, scheduling a cart, and more. We suggest using it in conjunction with the Search API and the Order API to automate your orders in a streamlined way.

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Inside your My Mouser account there is a new section called APIs where you will be able to sign up for and view your API key.

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Using Our APIs

Below are the suggested steps to take when using one of Mouser's APIs:

  1. Create a My Mouser account if you do not already have one.

  2. Generate an API key if you do not have one. You can do this by visiting the API management page in your My Mouser account.

  3. Learn the ins and outs of using Mouser's APIs and get sample code by visiting our step-by-step API guide.

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  4. Visit the API Explorer page which lists all available APIs, each API's endpoints, and provides you with an easy-to-use test area to make API requests.

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  5. Create a request

  6. Submit an order

Endpoints

The Cart API provides five endpoints listed below.

Returns the basket

  • Updates the entire basket. If any basket items exist in the basket that were not sent with the request, they will be deleted.
  • At least one part number is required
  • If the quantity of the basket item sent in the request is not greater than zero, an error will be returned. The Cart API will not support updating a basket item quantity to zero.

  • Adds one or more basket items to the basket.
  • At least one part number is required
  • If the basket key is not provided or empty, then a new basket key will be created.

  • Updates one or more basket items in the basket.
  • At least one part number is required
  • If one or more basket items sent in do not match an existing basket item, an error will be returned.
  • If the quantity of the basket item sent in the request is not greater than zero, an error will be returned.

  • Removes a single basket item based on the Mouser part number
  • At least one part number is required
  • If one or more basket items sent in do not match an existing basket item in the basket, an error will be returned.

Creates a new basket from an order.

Allows the addition of scheduled delivery(s) for basket items.

  • Adds one or more scheduled deliveries to basket item(s).
  • The basket item(s) that need to be scheduled should exist in the basket.
  • Schedule deliveries must pass scheduling restrictions, please see scheduling guidelines here.

Allows scheduled delivery(s) for basket items to be updated.

  • Updates one or more scheduled deliveries for basket item(s).
  • If new scheduled deliveries are provided for the basket item, then a new scheduled delivery will be created.
  • The basket item(s) that need to be scheduled should exist in the basket.
  • Schedule deliveries must pass scheduling restrictions, please see scheduling guidelines here.

Allows all scheduled deliveries for basket items to be deleted.

  • Removes all scheduled deliveries for basket item(s) based on the basket key.