The API is commerce-only — DraftSEO writes the store blog.
Shift4Shop (formerly 3dcart) runs a real REST API, but it covers commerce objects only — products, categories, orders, customers, coupons — with no Blog, Content, Pages or Media endpoint. The built-in blog is authored by hand under Content in the Store Manager, and there’s no media API to host article images. That makes a blog push structurally impossible for any tool. DraftSEO handles the article up to the paste.
| REST API scope | Commerce objects only — products, orders, customers; no content |
|---|---|
| Blog / media endpoint | None — the blog is GUI-authored in Store Manager |
| Auto-publish (any tool) | Not possible — no content or image endpoint to call |
| What DraftSEO automates | Everything up to the paste — buyer-intent article, images & SEO ready; you paste it, ~3 min each |
Who does what
In the Shift4Shop Store Manager, go to Content → Blog, add a post, paste the article, and publish.
Three minutes from clipboard to storefront.
The workflow
Buyer research, writing, images and on-page SEO — on demand or scheduled.
Automatic
Open the post → Export as HTML, or copy the formatted text.
~10 seconds
In the Store Manager, open Content → Blog, create a post, paste the article, add the meta fields, and publish.
~3 minutes
What you win
Comparisons and buying guides meet shoppers while they’re choosing, then send them to your products.
Each post keeps ranking and selling long after you publish it — no per-click cost.
DraftSEO keeps articles ready so your store publishes on a cadence you couldn’t hit by hand.
Shopify — or WordPress with WooCommerce — gives DraftSEO a first-class content API and fully hands-off posting for your store blog. There’s no obligation to move; if you decide to, we’ll help you migrate for free, and the paste workflow above works on Shift4Shop today.
FAQ
Shift4Shop’s REST API covers only commerce objects — products, categories, orders, customers, coupons — with no Blog, Content, Pages or Media endpoint. The blog is authored by hand in the Store Manager, so no tool can push posts or images into it, DraftSEO included.
Yes — DraftSEO researches, writes, illustrates and SEO-tunes each article, and you paste it into the Store Manager blog. Only that last step is manual.
It does (at apirest.3dcart.com), but it exposes commerce objects only — products, orders, customers and the like — and no blog, content or media endpoints. The built-in blog is GUI-authored under Content in the Store Manager, which is why articles have to be pasted in.
No card required. Keep your Shift4Shop store exactly as it is.