Installing Bold Apps & Integrations via Account Center

Laurel

Published: July 28, 2022 22:23

Last Updated: August 16, 2023 14:53

Within Bold Account Center you can install and access apps such as Bold Checkout and Bold Subscriptions as well as other integrations.

Before following the guide below, it is required that an account already be created & connected to your store in Bold Account Center. Please visit Create & Connect a Bold Account for more information.

This article is relevant to Account Center on commercetools. If you are using a different platform, please visit the articles relevant for Bold Account Center on Shopify or BigCommerce.

Installing Bold Checkout via Account Center

Before installing Bold Checkout via Account Center, you will need to create an API key with scopes within your commercetools store.

Caution

Depending on the products you wish to install, separate API keys are required. If you plan to install both Checkout and Subscriptions, you will need to create separate API keys for each. Combining scopes for Checkout and Subscriptions together will result in an error during the signup flow.

Step 1: Create an API key with Scopes

Navigate to Merchant center, within your commercetools admin.
Select Settings, then Developer Settings.
Select + Create a new API client.
Under Manage, select Project.
Note: Commercetools will automatically select the necessary scopes.
Select Create API client to generate your credentials.
Note: Make sure to save your credentials, along with all information from this page, in a secure location. You will not be able to view this page again. If you are unable to save your credentials, you will have to repeat this process.

Step 2: Install Bold Checkout

Within Account Center Launchpad, select Add under Bold Checkout.
Enter your client_id and client_secret that you have generated through commercetools, and select Approve.
Select Accept and Continue.

After accepting the Terms of Service, you will immediately be brought to the Bold Checkout admin page.

Pro-Tip

To complete the setup of Bold Checkout, please visit Set up Bold Checkout.

Installing Bold Subscriptions via Account Center

Before installing Bold Subscriptions via Account Center, you will need to create an API key with scopes within your commercetools store.

Caution

Step 1: Create an API key with Scopes

Navigate to Merchant center, within your commercetools admin.
Select Settings, then Developer Settings.
Select + Create a new API client.
Select the following scopes:
- Manage:
  - Orders
  - Customers
  - Subscriptions
- View:
  - Orders - this will be automatically selected.
  - Customers - this will be automatically selected.
  - Products (published or all)
  - Project Settings
- Manage My:
  - Orders
- Tokens:
  - Introspect OAuth Tokens
Select Create API client to generate your credentials.
Note: Make sure to save your credentials, along with all information from this page, in a secure location. You will not be able to view this page again. If you are unable to save your credentials, you will have to repeat this process.

Step 2: Install Bold Subscriptions

Within Account Center Launchpad, select Add under Bold Subscriptions.
Enter your client_id and client_secret that you have generated through commercetools, and select Approve.
Select Accept and Continue.

After accepting the Terms of Service, you will immediately be brought to the Bold Subscriptions admin page.

Pro-Tip

To complete the setup of Bold Subscriptions, please visit Set up Bold Subscriptions & Bold Checkout Integration.

Installing Integrations

Bold has a variety of integrations available for both Bold Subscriptions and Bold Checkout. These integrations offer unique solutions to help your store reach its fullest potential. Each of these integrations have different setup requirements. Some require integration within Account Center and some do not.

For more information on all the available integrations, please select a link below.

Bold Subscriptions:

Bold Checkout:

Integration Hub for Bold Checkout

How do I verify that an app's been installed?

You can verify that the Bold app has been installed by returning to the Bold Account Center Launchpad. You should see your newly integrated Bold app under the Bold Apps heading.