Connecting WooCommerce To External POS

  • Hi!

    I am trying to figure out how to connect my WooCommerce website to an external POS provider local to where I am. (I was sent to contact the developer of this Plugin for help.)

    The POS provider that I am trying to connect to my WooCommerce is called QUEUE and they are based in Taiwan.

    I have done some preliminary research and understand that WordPress and WooCommerce already has a REST API that exports order data in JSON files, which is what the POS provider requested.

    I’ve activated the WordPress REST API. Then, I placed a test order made on the site in sandbox mode, to give the site some data that we can try requesting via an API client. The API client was able to GET the test order data, and returned the 200 OK indication.

    My questions are:
    1. How do I connect the site to the POS: What are the actual steps I need to take to send the data from my site to the POS system?
    2. Is this something doable by a beginner? (I focus primary on front end development.)
    3. What are the items I need to ask from the POS provider/app?
    Right now, I’ve gathered that I need to, at the very least, ask them for their API and endpoints of where to send the data to.
    4. Since we are in the MVP phase, is it possible to just push order data to the external POS for now and figure out a time later to build the actual integration?
    4. What are some other questions I should be asking them?

    For context, below were the questions I asked them in a meeting recently:
    I’ve asked them for API documentation and they sent me ubereats’ API documentation, which means they have one of their own… :/
    I’ve asked them if they have a plugin that I can add to the WordPress site, they said no.
    I’ve asked them if it is possible to use a service like Zapier to integrate the services, they said no.
    So, now the question becomes: how do I actually connect the the site to the POS system.

    Also let me know if you have any recommendations for resources on learning REST API, connecting external Apps to WordPress/WooCommerce.

    Thanks!
    Christina

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