Snipcart Setup Guide
Add a full shopping cart to any website
Why Snipcart?
Snipcart adds a complete e-commerce shopping cart to your website without needing a separate store platform. Perfect for selling multiple products with a cart experience. 2% transaction fee + payment processor fees.
Snipcart adds a complete e-commerce shopping cart to your website without needing a separate store platform. Perfect for selling multiple products with a cart experience. 2% transaction fee + payment processor fees.
Step 1: Create Your Snipcart Account
1 Go to snipcart.com
2 Click "Get Started" or "Sign Up"
3 Create your account with email
4 You get a 14-day free trial to test everything
Step 2: Configure Your Store
1 In Dashboard, go to Store Configurations
2 Set your:
- Store name
- Currency (USD)
- Default shipping options
- Tax settings
3 Go to Domains & URLs
4 Add your website domain
Step 3: Connect Payment Gateway
1 Go to Payment Gateway
2 Choose your processor:
- Stripe (recommended) - Click Connect and authorize
- PayPal - Enter your PayPal email
- Square - Connect your Square account
3 Complete the connection
Step 4: Get Your API Key
1 Go to Account → API Keys
2 Copy your Public API Key
3 Send this to me - I'll add it to your website
What to Send Me:
• Your Snipcart Public API Key
• List of products with: Name, Price, Description, Image
• Shipping rates (flat rate, by weight, free over $X, etc.)
• Your Snipcart Public API Key
• List of products with: Name, Price, Description, Image
• Shipping rates (flat rate, by weight, free over $X, etc.)
How Products Work
I'll add buy buttons to your site that look like this:
<button class="snipcart-add-item"
data-item-id="product-1"
data-item-name="Your Product"
data-item-price="29.99"
data-item-url="/products"
data-item-image="product.jpg">
Add to Cart
</button>
Customers click → item goes in cart → they checkout → you get paid!