Integrating BigCommerce Order Details into Airtable Using Pabbly Connect

Learn how to seamlessly integrate BigCommerce order details into Airtable using Pabbly Connect with this step-by-step guide. Automate your order management today! Revolutionize your productivity approach with just a few strategic clicks. Uncover professional methods for connecting applications and creating workflows that reclaim hours of your week.

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1. Accessing Pabbly Connect for Integration

To integrate BigCommerce with Airtable, the first step is to access Pabbly Connect. You can do this by visiting the Pabbly website and signing in or signing up for a free account. This platform is essential for automating the process of transferring order details from BigCommerce to Airtable.

Once logged in, navigate to the Pabbly Connect dashboard. Here, you can create workflows that automate tasks between applications. Click on the ‘Create Workflow’ button to begin setting up your integration. This is where you will define how Pabbly Connect will facilitate the transfer of data between BigCommerce and Airtable.

2. Setting Up the Trigger in Pabbly Connect

In this section, we will set up the trigger to capture new orders in BigCommerce. The trigger event will be ‘New Order Created.’ This is crucial for ensuring that every time a new order is placed, the details are automatically sent to Airtable. using Pabbly Connect

• Select BigCommerce as the trigger application.
• Choose ‘New Order Created’ as the trigger event.
• Connect your BigCommerce account by entering the required API credentials.

After setting up the trigger, click on ‘Save’. Pabbly Connect will now listen for new orders in your BigCommerce store. This setup is vital for the subsequent steps where you will fetch and send order details to Airtable.

3. Fetching Order Details from BigCommerce

Once the trigger is set, the next step is to fetch the order details from BigCommerce. This is done by adding an action step in Pabbly Connect to retrieve the details of the order that was just created. using Pabbly Connect

Select BigCommerce again as the action application and choose ‘Get Order by ID’ as the action event. You will need to map the order ID from the trigger response to fetch the corresponding order details.

• Use the order ID received from the trigger response.
• Click on ‘Connect’ and use the existing connection.
• Map the order ID and click on ‘Save’.

This step allows you to pull specific details about the order, such as customer information and product details, which will be crucial for the next action in Airtable.

4. Transforming Data for Airtable

After retrieving the order details, you need to transform the data into a format suitable for Airtable. For this, you will use the Data Transformer tool in Pabbly Connect.

Set up another action step with Data Transformer and choose the ‘Line Itemizer’ event. This will convert the order details into a comma-separated format that Airtable can accept. Map the line item array from the previous step to this action.

Next, add a Text Formatter step to replace commas with newline characters. This ensures that each product appears on a new line in Airtable. Here’s how to do it:

Select the output from the Data Transformer. Set the find value as a comma and replace it with a newline character.

Now, your data is formatted correctly for the final action in Airtable.

5. Adding Order Details to Airtable

The final step is to add the transformed order details into Airtable. Select Airtable as the action application and choose ‘Create Record’ as the action event. Connect your Airtable account using the API token.

Map all the necessary fields in Airtable, such as customer name, order ID, product names, quantity, and total amount. This step is crucial for ensuring that all relevant order information is stored in your Airtable database.

Map customer name from the order details. Map the order ID and product details accordingly. Click on ‘Save’ and test the integration.

Once completed, you will see the new order details reflected in your Airtable database, demonstrating a successful integration using Pabbly Connect.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed how to use Pabbly Connect to integrate BigCommerce order details into Airtable. By following these steps, you can automate your order management efficiently and keep your records updated seamlessly.