API Use own Database for products etc

[MarilynH]

We have a website with it's own database for products setup on Gallery4collectors.com, and are looking to update our site
with just the shopping cart part of this program. I already have a custom template built for our site and am looking for an
API to work with our database through Zencart. We have thousands of existing products on our site. So can someone instruct me as to where to find an API and can I use just the shopping cart part of the program? Let me know, thanks, MarilynH

[RodG]

So can someone instruct me as to where to find an API and can I use just the shopping cart part of the program? Let me

There is no API, and ZenCart is designed as a standalone system, as such there isn't a 'shopping cart part of the program'. The program *is* the shopping cart.

Cheers
RodG

[mc12345678]

Haven't used one, but there are commercial products available to transition from one store type to another. If the "old" store (database) was custom built, then would want to become familiar with the various 96 tables that ZC uses so that the data could be migrated.

[DrByte]

We have a website with it's own database for products setup on Gallery4collectors.com, and are looking to update our site
with just the shopping cart part of this program. I already have a custom template built for our site and am looking for an
API to work with our database through Zencart. We have thousands of existing products on our site. So can someone instruct me as to where to find an API and can I use just the shopping cart part of the program? Let me know, thanks, MarilynH

Do I correctly understand that you're basically asking "how can I drop a Zen Cart buy-now button onto my existing gallery pages"?
If so, no, unfortunately that's not how Zen Cart v1.x is designed to work.

If you wanted to populate your Zen Cart store with products from another database, you could export the product data and use Easy Populate to import them into your store.

[creyesx6]

I realize this is a 2 year old thread but I am hopeful that you can help me to understand. I have a zencart site w/ shopping cart. However, I have a supplier who has thousands of products that I would like to add to the site. The supplier however only offers Product Feed API and due to the constant changes of products is the option that would make most sense. I am not very familiar w/ API Feed as I have used Easy Populate through the years to add products. Can you please recommend the best process (to use API Feed) if there is one ? I am using ZC 1.5.5e. The url is furnitureandmore.net Thank you very much for your time.

[swguy]

You will need to work with a developer who can integrate the feed with your site.

[creyesx6]

You will need to work with a developer who can integrate the feed with your site.

Okay, thank you.