Quick Start

The iGV Open Platform provides standardized API services for external merchants and sellers to integrate their business systems.

Which Integration Do I Need?

If you are...	You need	Go to
A seller on iGV who wants to manage products, inventory, orders, and transactions programmatically via API	Seller Open API	Seller Docs
A traffic partner who wants to redirect your users to iGV for purchasing, with seamless login	Merchant API	Merchant Docs

Integration Roles

Role	Business Scenario	Core Capabilities
Seller	Sell on iGV platform; automate shop operations via API	Product management, inventory & price update, order management, messaging, after-sales, order callbacks
Merchant	Drive traffic to iGV; iGV handles payment and transaction for your users	Buyer account sync, SSO authorization code for seamless redirect

Integration Flow

Seller

1. Obtain accessToken via Authorization API
2. Integrate business APIs (products, orders, inventory)
3. Configure callback URL and implement signature verification
4. Complete the integration checklist

→ Step-by-step: Seller Getting Started

Merchant

1. Pass iGV risk & compliance review
2. Receive Merchant ID + Private Key via email
3. Implement RSA signature for API requests
4. Call User Sync API to get SSO authorization codes
5. Redirect users to iGV pages with the authorization code

→ Full process: Merchant Docs

Environments

Base URL	Notes
https://paas-gateway.imetastore.io/merchant-api	Primary
https://www.igv.com/api/merchant-api	Alternative (equivalent)

All APIs use HTTPS, JSON format, and UTF-8 encoding.