Centra fundamentals

Storefront API

The Storefront API is designed specifically for building customer-facing experiences. It provides:

• Product listing, filtering and search
• Session & cart management
• Checkout processing
• Payment integrations

Integration API

The Integration API allows you to integrate Centra with external systems. It's perfect for:

• Connecting Centra to ERPs and backend systems
• Automating business processes
• Building custom integrations with third-party services
• Managing products, inventory, orders and customers programmatically

A simple view of the API roles and positions in a hypothetical architecture can be seen below.

Storefront Accelerator

If you want to launch a storefront quickly, we highly recommend starting with the Storefront Accelerator. It's a Next.js-based storefront template that includes:

• Pre-built product listings and filtering
• Complete checkout flow with payment integration
• TypeScript and Tailwind CSS for modern development
• Intelligent caching strategies with webhook support
• Internationalization (i18n) support
• Best practices for performance optimization

This is the fastest way to get a storefront up and running with Centra.

Learn more about Centra

Beyond our developer documentation, you'll find comprehensive information about managing your Centra store on support.centra.com. This includes:

• Store configuration and management
• Product and inventory management
• Order fulfillment processes
• Customer and marketing features
• General platform concepts and best practices