Description
NovaCraft API Builder for WordPress turns your WooCommerce store into a fully-featured headless commerce backend. It exposes a clean, versioned REST API under /wp-json/novacraft/v1/ with:
- JWT Authentication — Issue access tokens (15 min TTL) and refresh tokens (30 days), with automatic rotation and revocation.
- API Key Management — Create
nc_live_*andnc_test_*keys with granular permissions, IP allowlists, rate-limit overrides, and expiry dates. - Product Endpoints — List, filter, sort, paginate, and retrieve products, variations, and reviews.
- Category Endpoints — Browse the WooCommerce category tree.
- Order Endpoints — Authenticated customers can view their order history and add order notes.
- Customer Endpoints — Manage profile, addresses, and order history.
- Cart Endpoints — Full headless cart: add/update/remove items, apply coupons, calculate shipping, and check out.
- Caching — Object-cache and transient fallback, ETag headers, tag-based invalidation.
- Rate Limiting — Sliding-window limiter with Redis or transient fallback. Account lockout after 5 failed logins.
- React Admin UI — Dashboard, API Key manager, API Explorer, request logs, and settings page.
- Extensibility — 6 filters and 6 actions so Pro / Enterprise add-ons can hook in without touching Core.
Pro Features (Coming Soon)
- RS256 keypair authentication
- Webhooks
- AI product recommendations
- Multi-currency support
- Subscription endpoints
- Cloud log aggregation
Requirements
- WordPress 6.4 or higher
- WooCommerce 8.0 or higher
- PHP 8.1 or higher
Source Code
This plugin is fully open source. The human-readable source files for all compiled JavaScript/CSS assets are publicly available on GitHub:
https://github.com/wpcrafthub/novacraft-api-builder
The admin dashboard is built with React (TypeScript) using Vite as the build tool. Source files are located in admin/src/. To regenerate the compiled assets in admin/dist/, run:
npm installnpm run build
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Installation
- Upload the
novacraft-api-builderfolder to/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu.
- Navigate to NovaCraft Settings to configure the API.
- Create your first API key in NovaCraft API Keys.
FAQ
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Is this plugin free?
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Yes. NovaCraft API Builder for WordPress is free and open-source (GPL-2.0-or-later). Pro add-ons are available separately.
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Does this replace the built-in WooCommerce REST API?
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No. NovaCraft API Builder for WordPress runs alongside the WooCommerce REST API. It provides a separate, opinionated endpoint set optimised for headless storefronts.
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Which JavaScript frameworks does the API support?
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Any framework that can make HTTP requests: Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Astro, React Native, Vue, or plain
fetch(). -
Where is the documentation?
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Full API documentation including an interactive OpenAPI explorer is available at docs.wpcrafthub.com.
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Is HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage) supported?
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Yes. All order queries use the WooCommerce
wc_get_orders()function, which is HPOS-compatible.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release.
