Understanding the Magento REST API
Understanding the Magento REST API
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Before we write a single line of React Native code, let's get clear on the Magento REST API itself – the same API the React web tutorial uses, entirely independent of which frontend eventually talks to it.
Base URL structure
https://YOUR-SHOP.com/rest/<store_code>/V1/<endpoint>
# Example with the default store code 'default':
https://your-shop.com/rest/default/V1/products
# Without a store code, the website's DEFAULT store applies:
https://your-shop.com/rest/V1/products<store_code> determines the LANGUAGE/STORE CONTEXT of product names. You'll find your shop's store code in the Magento admin under Stores → All Stores, in the "Store View Code" column.
A connectivity test WITHOUT logging in
GET /V1/store/storeConfigs is deliberately marked anonymous – exactly the right first test to check whether your shop address and the API are reachable at all, BEFORE authentication even enters the picture:
curl -s https://YOUR-SHOP.com/rest/V1/store/storeConfigs | head -c 300Achtung: Throughout this tutorial, we use https://YOUR-SHOP.com as a placeholder. Replace it in EVERY code example with your own Magento shop's actual address.
Your own shop's built-in API documentation
https://YOUR-SHOP.com/swaggerTipp: This interactive Swagger interface lists EVERY endpoint available on YOUR SPECIFIC Magento version – the best place to explore further endpoints beyond this tutorial.
The endpoints we use in this tutorial
POST /V1/integration/admin/token– request an admin token (chapter 3),anonymous.GET /V1/products– product list with filters/pagination (chapters 7-8, 13), needs a token.GET /V1/products/{sku}– a single product by SKU (chapter 10), needs a token.
Tipp: If you've already worked through the React web tutorial, this chapter is pure repetition – the Magento side stays identical for EVERY frontend. The React Native-specific parts start from chapter 4 on.