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Private and public Ecwid apps

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While developing applications for Ecwid, you can decide to keep your app private or make it public so it becomes available to all our clients through the website.

Private Ecwid apps

When you start working with Ecwid API, the first step is to get a custom app named like “Custom app for myemail@example.com #1”. Such an app is only available in your store, it cannot be installed in other stores or become paid and published. Because of that, you can simply copy app's access tokens and start working with Ecwid API.

Access your custom apps through the in the Ecwid admin.

If you have several stores or develop an app for our reseller partners, we can help you with installing your custom app to multiple stores. to get help.

Public Ecwid apps

You can offer the app to millions of Ecwid users if you decide to publish it in the . They can find your public app in several ways:

  • On the App Market website.

  • In the App Market integrated into the Ecwid admin.

  • Through related articles in the Help Center

  • In search engines' results.

Public applications can be free or provide users with different payment options like monthly subscription prices, billing plans, pay-per-use packages, etc.

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You can target your audience by limiting a public app to specific countries and App Market categories. For example, if you build a payment integration for the EMEA region, country restrictions will ensure the app won’t be installed by users who can’t use it and the payment category make the app appear right on the Payments page in Ecwid admin.

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Ecwid apps also allow developers to easily distribute custom functionality, as the same app can be installed in several stores or even become public. Users can search publically available apps in the marketplace called .

We always welcome new apps for our App Market. Check out how you can monetize on your app idea in

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