Platform Integration

The commerce integration is a fast way to enable new distribution channels across the Facebook family of apps for your existing clients and a great way to acquire new sellers. Currently, you can provide access to Instagram Shopping with Checkout and Facebook Marketplace.

Before You Begin

You must have a business setup on Facebook and is verified.
You must have an application created for commerce integration that belongs to the business.
Required commerce contracts must be signed, including the Tech Provider Amendment and Supplemental Terms.

Integration Steps

Set up your test account and access to API.
Begin work on the order management system and catalog in parallel.
Implement onboarding.
Validate integration.
Go live with sellers.
Upgrade your implementation to features from level 2, if required.

Step	Action	Level 1	Level 2
Onboarding	Choose the best path to onboard sellers.	CM + OBO	-
Catalog Management	Provide all required information about seller products and inventory update strategy.	Batch API	Full error report for feed upload Optional: Localized catalog
Order Management	Update order statuses for orders placed across the Facebook family of apps.	List, Acknowledge, Shipment, Cancellation and maybe Refund	All Order management calls, Shipping profiles, Promotion API
Finance Reconciliation	Provide information about bank payouts to your sellers.	-	Full
Surface Distribution	Both Facebook Marketplace and Instagram Shopping with Checkout require sellers to comply with our seller access policies. Contact your representative to learn more about these opportunities.
Seller Scale and Support	Read more about how you can help your sellers and when you need to send them to Facebook to address their questions.