3rd party app API / SDK support.

Afternoon All,

I'm currently looking to develop a 3rd party application which would be used to read / write to the website. I have briefly gone through the documentation on the website and can't seem to find any detailed information on what technologies (Aside from asp) power nopCommerce.

I have been directed to the forums as supposedly my questions are best answered here:

Are there any 3rd Party API's or SDK's which can be used to read / write to nopCommerce?
Is there a locally hosted Database which can be read from and written to?

If my questions can be answered by a page that I may have missed, please let me know!

Many Thanks,
Craig

nopCommerce uses SQL Server.  You can access the DB, but it's best to use an AP if you need to write.  Search the extensions (for "web api", "webapi", "rest")

Here is a answer of your question in detail.

Technologies used by nopCommerce can find from here  

Are there any 3rd Party API's or SDK's which can be used to read / write to nopCommerce?

Yes, there are many plugin provider for API that you're looking for. simply you can find it from https://www.nopcommerce.com/extensions-and-themes.aspx?searchterm=web+api and https://www.nopcommerce.com/extensions-and-themes.aspx?searchterm=api

Is there a locally hosted Database which can be read from and written to?

No, You can test it on your local IIS.