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REST API can be used by mobile, tablets and desktop applications to support clients that wish to develop native applications that use the YC platform as an e-commerce engine. This is especially true in recent years with booming iPhone and Android mobile applications. However it is not limited just to mobile as there is potential for specialised call centre and business-to-business (B2B) desktop applications.

 

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With rise of specialised CMS software many businesses wish to manage their Internet presence using unified approach via tools such as Adobe CMS and Alfresco (amongst many others). YC  REST API allows allow to call e-commerce services from within those external CMS supplying catalog, profile and order data as well as facilitating storefront functions. Therefore corporate branding is maintained by external CMS but all data presented to client and complex e-commerce service layer is provided by YCthe platform.

 

Technical specification

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