Getting Started

Akinon Commerce Cloud Products

Akinon Commerce Cloud (ACC) is a comprehensive Platform as a Service (PaaS) designed to deliver seamless omnichannel commerce experiences. Our integrated suite of products works together to provide end-to-end solutions for modern retail and e-commerce businesses:

1. Akinon Omnitron - Product Information and Catalog Management System with powerful Channel Management. Akinon Omnitron provides centralized management of product data, pricing, inventory, and sales channels to ensure consistent information across all touch points.

   • Example flow: When a product manager updates pricing in Omnitron, the changes automatically propagate to all connected sales channels, ensuring consistency across web, mobile, and physical store displays.

2. Akinon Commerce - Feature-rich e-commerce storefront platform with multi-language support for global reach. Delivers exceptional customer experiences through customizable, responsive storefronts with advanced search and personalization capabilities. Provides headless API capabilities for storefronts, enabling flexible front-end implementations across multiple channels and devices.

   • Example flow: A customer browses products on the storefront, adds items to cart, and completes checkout on desktop later—with their cart state preserved seamlessly across devices.

3. Akinon OMS (Order Management System) - Advanced system for inventory allocation and intelligent order routing. Optimizes fulfillment processes by intelligently managing orders across multiple warehouses and retail locations.

   • Example flow: When an order is placed, OMS automatically determines the optimal fulfillment location based on inventory levels, proximity to customer, and delivery options selected.

4. Akinon Instore App - Specialized solution for in-store fulfillment and seamless physical retail integration. Connects brick-and-mortar stores to the digital ecosystem, enabling services like click-and-collect and endless aisle.

   • Example flow: A store associate uses the Instore App to process click-and-collect orders, access customer profiles with purchase history, and enable "endless aisle" checkout for items not available in-store but accessible through the company's broader inventory network.

5. Akinon Native AppBuilder - Powerful toolkit for building custom mobile applications that extend your commerce experience. Creates engaging mobile experiences that drive customer loyalty and increase conversion rates.

   • Example flow: Developers use AppBuilder to create a branded mobile shopping experience with custom loyalty features that sync with the core commerce platform.

6. Akinon Integrator – Akinon Integrator is a middleware platform that enables seamless data exchange between Akinon Commerce Cloud and external systems like ERPs. It supports the synchronization of product data, stock, pricing, images, and order information through configurable flows. With built-in logging, alerting, and performance monitoring, Integrator ensures reliable and traceable integration operations.

   • Example flow: A merchant uses Integrator to sync product and stock data from an ERP system to Omnitron. The Integrator receives the data via a scheduled flow, transforms it to match Omnitron's schema, and pushes it automatically—ensuring real-time accuracy across systems.

7. Akinon Seller Center – Akinon Seller Center is a modular platform designed for marketplace owners (MPOs) and third-party sellers to manage products, orders, inventory, and campaigns within the Akinon ecosystem. It offers role-based access, real-time data sync with Omnitron, and tools for catalog updates, order fulfillment, and performance tracking—enabling efficient marketplace operations and seller collaboration.

   • Example flow: A seller creates an offer for an existing marketplace product in Seller Center. The offer is submitted for MPO (Marketplace Owner) approval. After the MPO approves the offer, it is synced to Omnitron under the corresponding marketplace product. Once synced, the seller’s offer becomes visible on the marketplace and can be purchased by customers.

8. Akifast – Akifast is a next-generation payment gateway that simplifies and secures online transactions across multiple merchants with a single user registration. Shoppers can save their card and address details once and enjoy fast, seamless checkouts on any Akifast-integrated store—no need to re-enter information.

   • Example flow: A user selects Akifast at checkout, completes the payment on the hosted payment page using saved details, and the merchant sees the transaction instantly reflected in the merchant dashboard.

These products are delivered as cloud services through the Akinon Commerce Cloud (ACC) platform, which is a PaaS (Platform as a Service) environment designed for omnichannel commerce experiences.

Product Capabilities Comparison

Product	Primary Function	Key Capabilities	Integration Points
Omnitron	Product & Catalog Management	Product data, pricing, inventory management	Feeds all channels with product data
Commerce	Customer-facing Storefront	Headless Commerce, search, checkout, headless API	Consumes data from Omnitron, provides headless API for custom frontends
OMS	Order Fulfillment	Order routing, inventory allocation, fulfillment	Receives orders from Omnitron, connects with Instore
Instore App	Physical Retail Operations	Click-and-collect, endless aisle, in-store fulfillment	Connects with OMS and Omnitron, Commerce
Native AppBuilder	Mobile Experience	Branded apps, loyalty features, mobile checkout	Connects with Commerce as custom storefront
Integrator	Data Synchronization & Flows	Syncs data between ERP and Omnitron (products, stock, orders), logging, alerting	Connects ERP with Omnitron, Whippy and optionally OMS; handles S3 image integration
Seller Center	Marketplace Seller Management	Product onboarding, order tracking, campaign participation, role-based access	Integrates with Omnitron and Commerce; used by MPOs and third-party sellers
Akifast	Payment Processing	Hosted Payment Page, Smart Switch, One Shot Default, secure data storage	Integrates with Commerce and Merchant systems; provides shared user checkout system

API Ecosystem Overview

Akinon Commerce Cloud offers two primary types of APIs:

1. Admin/Management APIs - Accessed through Omnitron API Gateway, these APIs provide administrative capabilities with elevated permissions. They enable company staff and third-party applications to manage all aspects of the platform.

   • Common use cases: Product catalog updates, inventory management, order processing, price changes, promotion setup, user permission management

   • Access pattern: Authenticated with Admin Token, typically used in back-office operations

2. Customer APIs - Provided by the Commerce Application, these APIs operate within the context of customer sessions and are specifically designed for end-customers to interact with their own data. They power storefronts and customer-facing applications, delivering secure access to personal information, order history, and product catalogs while enforcing appropriate access controls. These APIs are optimized for exceptional performance in high-traffic consumer applications, ensuring fast response times and a seamless user experience. Customer APIs enable personalized shopping experiences while maintaining robust security and data privacy standards.

   • Common use cases: Product browsing, shopping cart management, checkout process, order status checking, customer profile management

   • Access pattern: Authenticated within customer session context, typically used in storefront applications

   • Headless capabilities: The Customer APIs form the foundation of Akinon's headless commerce architecture, allowing developers to build custom frontend experiences using any technology stack while leveraging the robust commerce capabilities of the Akinon platform.

Akinon API Reference

Akinon API Reference provides a modern, interactive experience for developers to explore, test, and integrate Akinon’s RESTful APIs. Built on the OpenAPI specification, our documentation offers detailed endpoint definitions, request/response schemas, and example payloads—enabling faster development and easier onboarding.

All Akinon APIs follow REST architectural principles and communicate over HTTP using standard methods like:

• GET — Retrieve data

• POST — Create new resources

• PUT / PATCH — Update existing resources

• DELETE — Remove resources

• OPTIONS — Discover communication options for a given endpoint

Key Features

• Interactive API Console You can test all endpoints directly within the documentation platform using the built-in “Test it” feature. This lets you authenticate, send real requests, and inspect live responses—without switching tools.

• Comprehensive Endpoint Coverage Each API endpoint includes detailed information on request parameters, data models, response types, status codes, and error handling to help you build reliable and robust integrations.

• Continuously Updated API references are actively maintained and reflect the latest changes, new features, and improvements across Akinon’s products.

Whether you're retrieving product data, syncing inventory, managing orders, or processing payments, Akinon’s OpenAPI-powered reference ensures you have everything you need to build scalable and integrated commerce experiences.