# HTTP API

- **HTTP API**

  The HTTP API documentation contains data representations for each resource together with the HTTP methods for accessing them. The configuration parameters for Projects are listed there as well as methods for customizing resources and the behavior of API calls.

- **GraphQL**

  Our [GraphQL API](/api/graphql.md) allows network efficient and expressive data queries and mutations of resources.

- **General Topics**

  Discover the essentials around accessing the commercetools commerce APIs in several available [Regions](/api/general-concepts.md#regions) protected by industry-standard [Authorization](/api/authorization.md). Gain insights into features common across different API endpoints, such as [Reference Expansion](/api/general-concepts.md#reference-expansion), [optimistic concurrency control](/api/general-concepts.md#optimistic-concurrency-control) and [query capabilities](/api/general-concepts.md#query-features). For detailed information on compatibility, release life cycle stages, and related topics, refer to our [API Contract](/offering/compatibility.md).

- **Best Practices**

  Follow our [performance tips](/api/performance-tips.md) to get fast responses for your API calls. There you will find best practices about optimizing query and search requests, for instance.

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## Navigation

- Getting started
  - [Sign up and set up your Project](/api/getting-started/initial-setup.md)
  - [Get your API Client](/api/getting-started/create-api-client.md)
  - [Make your first API call](/api/getting-started/make-first-api-call.md)
  - [Manage resources](/api/getting-started/manage-resources.md)
  - [Import and export](/api/getting-started/import-and-export.md)
  - [Use of the API reference](/api/getting-started/use-api-reference.md)
  - [Next steps](/api/getting-started/next-steps.md)
- API fundamentals
  - [General concepts](/api/general-concepts.md)
  - [Common API data types](/api/types.md)
  - [Query Predicates](/api/predicates/query.md)
  - [Search query language](/api/search-query-language.md)
  - [Errors](/api/errors.md)
  - [Limits](/api/limits.md)
  - [GraphQL API](/api/graphql.md)
  - Performance
    - [Performance tips](/api/performance-tips.md)
    - [Limit increase guidance](/api/limit-increase-guidance.md)
    - [Large Cart performance tips](/api/large-cart-performance-tips.md)
    - [Error handling through timeout and retries](/api/error-handling.md)
    - [Load testing](/api/load-testing.md)
    - [Platform Insights](/api/platform-insights.md)
  - Security and privacy
    - [HTTP API authorization](/api/authorization.md)
    - [Scopes](/api/scopes.md)
    - [API Clients](/api/projects/api-clients.md)
    - [GDPR compliance](/api/gdpr.md)
    - [Private connectivity](/api/private-connectivity.md)
    - [Cross-cloud applications using shared IP addresses](/api/shared-ip-addresses.md)
- Project configuration
  - [Project configuration overview](/api/project-configuration-overview.md)
  - [Project](/api/projects/project.md)
  - [Channels](/api/projects/channels.md)
  - [Stores](/api/projects/stores.md)
  - [Tax Categories](/api/projects/taxCategories.md)
- Product catalog
  - [Product catalog overview](/api/product-catalog-overview.md)
  - [Product Types](/api/projects/productTypes.md)
  - [Attribute Groups](/api/projects/attribute-groups.md)
  - [Products](/api/projects/products.md)
  - [Product Projections](/api/projects/productProjections.md)
  - [Product Selections](/api/projects/product-selections.md)
  - [Product Tailoring](/api/projects/product-tailoring.md)
  - [Categories](/api/projects/categories.md)
  - [Reviews](/api/projects/reviews.md)
  - Inventory
    - [Inventory overview](/api/inventory-overview.md)
    - [Inventory](/api/projects/inventory.md)
    - [Reservations](/api/projects/reservations.md)
  - Storefront Search
    - [Storefront search overview](/api/storefront-search-overview.md)
    - [Product Search](/api/projects/product-search.md)
    - [Product Projection Search](/api/projects/product-projection-search.md)
    - [Search Term Suggestions](/api/projects/search-term-suggestions.md)
  - Variants
    - [Variants](/api/projects/variants.md)
    - [Variant Attributes](/api/projects/variant-attributes.md)
    - [Variant Projections](/api/projects/variant-projections.md)
- Pricing and Discounts
  - [Pricing and discounts overview](/api/pricing-and-discounts-overview.md)
  - [Standalone Prices](/api/projects/standalone-prices.md)
  - [Product Discounts](/api/projects/productDiscounts.md)
  - [Cart Discounts](/api/projects/cartDiscounts.md)
  - [Discount Codes](/api/projects/discountCodes.md)
  - [Discount Groups](/api/projects/discount-groups.md)
  - [Discount Predicates](/api/predicates/predicate-operators.md)
  - [Discount Predicate Field Identifiers](/api/projects/predicates.md)
- Customers
  - [Customers overview](/api/customers-overview.md)
  - [Customers](/api/projects/customers.md)
  - [Customer Search](/api/projects/customer-search.md)
  - [Customer Groups](/api/projects/customerGroups.md)
  - Me endpoints
    - [Me endpoints overview](/api/me-endpoints-overview.md)
    - [My Customer Profile](/api/projects/me-profile.md)
    - [My Business Units](/api/projects/me-business-units.md)
    - [My Carts](/api/projects/me-carts.md)
    - [My Orders](/api/projects/me-orders.md)
    - [My Payments](/api/projects/me-payments.md)
    - [My Shopping Lists](/api/projects/me-shoppingLists.md)
    - [My Quote Requests](/api/projects/me-quote-requests.md)
    - [My Quotes](/api/projects/me-quotes.md)
- Business Units
  - [Associates overview](/api/associates-overview.md)
  - [Business Units](/api/projects/business-units.md)
  - [Business Unit Search](/api/projects/business-unit-search.md)
  - [Associate Roles](/api/projects/associate-roles.md)
  - Associate endpoints
    - [Associate Carts](/api/projects/associate-carts.md)
    - [Associate Orders](/api/projects/associate-orders.md)
    - [Associate Quote Requests](/api/projects/associate-quote-requests.md)
    - [Associate Quotes](/api/projects/associate-quotes.md)
    - [Associate Business Units](/api/projects/associate-business-units.md)
    - [Associate Shopping Lists](/api/projects/associate-shopping-lists.md)
  - Approvals
    - [Approval Rules](/api/projects/approval-rules.md)
    - [Approval Flows](/api/projects/approval-flows.md)
- Cart and Order management
  - [Carts and Orders overview](/api/carts-orders-overview.md)
  - [Carts](/api/projects/carts.md)
  - [Orders](/api/projects/orders.md)
  - [Payment Methods](/api/projects/payment-methods.md)
  - [Payments](/api/projects/payments.md)
  - [Shopping Lists](/api/projects/shoppingLists.md)
  - [Order Edits](/api/projects/order-edits.md)
  - [Order Import](/api/projects/orders-import.md)
  - [Order Search](/api/projects/order-search.md)
  - Recurring Orders
    - [Recurring Orders overview](/api/recurring-orders-overview.md)
    - [Recurrence Policies](/api/projects/recurrence-policies.md)
    - [Recurring Orders](/api/projects/recurring-orders.md)
  - Shipping
    - [Shipping and Delivery Overview](/api/shipping-delivery-overview.md)
    - [Shipping Methods](/api/projects/shippingMethods.md)
    - [Zones](/api/projects/zones.md)
  - Quotes
    - [Quotes overview](/api/quotes-overview.md)
    - [Quote Requests](/api/projects/quote-requests.md)
    - [Staged Quotes](/api/projects/staged-quotes.md)
    - [Quotes](/api/projects/quotes.md)
- API extensibility
  - [API extensibility overview](/api/api-extensibility-overview.md)
  - [Types](/api/projects/types.md)
  - [Custom Fields](/api/projects/custom-fields.md)
  - [Custom Objects](/api/projects/custom-objects.md)
  - [API Extensions](/api/projects/api-extensions.md)
  - [Subscriptions for notifications](/api/projects/subscriptions.md)
  - [Messages](/api/projects/messages.md)
  - Message Types
    - [Approval Rule and Approval Flow Messages](/api/projects/messages/approval-rule-approval-flow-messages.md)
    - [Business Unit and Associate Role Messages](/api/projects/messages/business-unit-associate-role-messages.md)
    - [Customer Messages](/api/projects/messages/customer-messages.md)
    - [Cart and Order Messages](/api/projects/messages/cart-order-messages.md)
    - [Payment Messages](/api/projects/messages/payment-messages.md)
    - [Pricing and Discount Messages](/api/projects/messages/pricing-discount-messages.md)
    - [Product Catalog Messages](/api/projects/messages/product-catalog-messages.md)
    - [Quote Messages](/api/projects/messages/quote-messages.md)
    - [Shopping List Messages](/api/projects/messages/shopping-list-messages.md)
    - [Store Messages](/api/projects/messages/store-messages.md)
  - [Events](/api/events.md)
  - [States](/api/projects/states.md)
- Audit Log
  - [Audit Log overview](/api/history/overview.md)
  - [Change History](/api/history/change-history.md)
  - Change Types
    - [Associate Roles Change Types](/api/history/change-types/associate-roles.md)
    - [Business Units Change Types](/api/history/change-types/business-units.md)
    - [Cart Discounts Change Types](/api/history/change-types/cart-discounts.md)
    - [Categories Change Types](/api/history/change-types/categories.md)
    - [Channels Change Types](/api/history/change-types/channels.md)
    - [Custom Objects Change Types](/api/history/change-types/custom-objects.md)
    - [Customers Change Types](/api/history/change-types/customers.md)
    - [Customer Groups Change Types](/api/history/change-types/customer-groups.md)
    - [Discount Codes Change Types](/api/history/change-types/discount-codes.md)
    - [Inventories Change Types](/api/history/change-types/inventories.md)
    - [Orders Change Types](/api/history/change-types/orders.md)
    - [Payments Change Types](/api/history/change-types/payments.md)
    - [Products Change Types](/api/history/change-types/products.md)
    - [Product Discounts Change Types](/api/history/change-types/product-discounts.md)
    - [Product Selections Change Types](/api/history/change-types/product-selections.md)
    - [Product Types Change Types](/api/history/change-types/product-types.md)
    - [Quote Requests Change Types](/api/history/change-types/quote-requests.md)
    - [Quotes Change Types](/api/history/change-types/quotes.md)
    - [Reviews Change Types](/api/history/change-types/reviews.md)
    - [Shipping Methods Change Types](/api/history/change-types/shipping-methods.md)
    - [Shopping Lists Change Types](/api/history/change-types/shopping-lists.md)
    - [Standalone Prices Change Types](/api/history/change-types/standalone-prices.md)
    - [States Change Types](/api/history/change-types/states.md)
    - [Staged Quotes Change Types](/api/history/change-types/staged-quotes.md)
    - [Stores Change Types](/api/history/change-types/stores.md)
    - [Tax Categories Change Types](/api/history/change-types/tax-categories.md)
    - [Types Change Types](/api/history/change-types/types.md)
    - [Zones Change Types](/api/history/change-types/zones.md)
- Import API
  - [Import API overview](/api/import-export/overview.md)
  - [Import API best practices](/api/import-export/best-practices.md)
  - [Import API hosts and authorization](/api/import-export/hosts-and-authorization.md)
  - API reference
    - [Import Containers](/api/import-export/import-container.md)
    - [Import Requests](/api/import-export/import-requests.md)
    - [Import Resources](/api/import-export/import-resources.md)
    - [Import Operations](/api/import-export/import-operation.md)
- Managed MCP Servers
  - [Managed MCP Servers overview](/api/managed-mcp-servers-overview.md)
  - [Get started with Managed MCP Servers](/api/managed-mcp-servers-get-started.md)
  - [Managed MCP Servers](/api/projects/managed-mcp-servers.md)