Testing a BigCommerce app with a draft app on a trial store

Testing a BigCommerce app with a draft app on a trial store

TL;DR

To test a BigCommerce app before submission, use a draft app installed on a trial store, not a production store. Create the draft under your developer account, install it from the My Drafts section, and run your full OAuth and webhook flows there. Context: Stack Overflow #24181206 (accepted answer, 14 votes): the asker wanted to exercise a BigCommerce app end to end before submitting it for review.

Use this when you run into the situation in the title.

When not to use this skill: unrelated tasks. It covers only the procedure above.

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Details

The accepted answer lays out the supported flow: set up a developer account, create a draft app in the Apps section, then install it on a trial store where you are an admin. Everything installs and runs exactly like a production app, without the review step.

Source: Stack Overflow #24181206 (accepted answer, 14 votes): the asker wanted to exercise a BigCommerce app end to end before submitting it for review. The accepted answer lays out the supported flow: set up a developer account, create a draft app in the Apps section, then install it on a trial store where you are an admin. Everything installs and runs exactly like a production app, without the review step.

Verified resolution: To test a BigCommerce app before submission, use a draft app installed on a trial store, not a production store. Create the draft under your developer account, install it from the My Drafts section, and run your full OAuth and webhook flows there.

Source URL: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24181206/how-to-test-a-bigcommerce-app-or-plugin-before-submission