Product Updates
Product Updates
We're continuously updating BlueCart API to add features and functionality, most of which are a direct result of requests from customers. See the latest updates below. Within the BlueCart API Dashboard you can subscribe to be alerted via email when new updates are released.
June 2025
Update Type | Access Return & Shipping Policies from Walmart BuyBox |
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Enhancement | Our BlueCart API now extracts both return policy and shipping details directly from the Walmart BuyBox. What's NewYou can now programmatically retrieve structured data on return policies and shipping terms for BuyBox offers. This enhancement improves visibility into post–purchase expectations and fulfillment commitments from Walmart sellers. How to Use It- When present, return and shipping details are automatically included in the BuyBox object of the API response. - No changes to your request format are needed. What This Means for YouWith these fields added, you can better monitor seller-specific policies, verify compliance,and identify fulfillment differentiators across product listings. This is especially useful for merchandising, marketplace intelligence, and customer experience tracking. For questions or help getting started with this update, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager or to our support team. |
May 2025
Update Type | Access Ingredient Lists for Grocery and Health Products |
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Enhancement | We’re excited to share that our BlueCart API now supports the extraction of ingredient lists for products on Walmart.com—giving you deeper visibility into grocery, health, and beauty product attributes directly from type=product queries. What's NewIngredient data is now captured and returned as a structured field for supported products via the type=product endpoint. This includes items like: - Packaged foods and beverages - Supplements and wellness items - Health and beauty products (e.g., creams, shampoos) Ingredients are returned in the ingredients field of the product object as a string, when available. How to Use ItNo changes to your API request are needed. Simply continue using: "type": "product" If the Walmart product includes an ingredient list, it will automatically be returned in your response like so: "ingredients": "Water, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, ...", Why It MattersThis enhancement gives your applications richer, more actionable product data—especially useful for: - Nutrition analysis and dietary compliance - Health-conscious shopping apps - Ingredient-level filtering for consumer product databases It’s a simple addition with high value, enabling new use cases with zero added integration effort. For questions or help getting started with this update, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager or to our support team. |
Update Type | Save More & Stay Covered With Two New Billing Features |
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Enhancement | We’ve launched two new features to help you save money and reduce billing-related disruptions. 1. Switch to an Annual Plan & Save Up to 20%You can now upgrade to an Annual Plan and enjoy up to 20% in savings over monthly billing. It’s the same API you rely on, just with more value and fewer invoices. Many customers are switching to annual to simplify billing and lock in long-term savings. How to switch to an Annual Plan: 1. Log in to your account 2. Navigate to Account in the left-hand navigation 3. Go to Plan & Payment 4. Click Choose a Plan, then select your preferred Annual Plan Log in to your account to get started and switch to an annual plan today! 2. Add a Backup Credit Card to Acvoid DisruptionsYou can now add a secondary credit card to your account. If your primary card fails (due to expiration, fraud blocks, or insufficient funds), we’ll automatically attempt to charge your backup — helping you avoid account suspension and API service interruptions. How to add a backup card: 1. Log in to your account 2. Navigate to Account in the left-hand navigation 3. Go to Plan & Payment 4. Click Manage Payment Method 5. Click Add a New Card and enter your backup credit card details 6. You can set it as default at any time with the Set as Default option Log in to your account to manage your payment methods. For questions or help getting started with this update, please reach out to your Customer Success Manager or to our support team. |
April 2024
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New Feature | BlueCart API Now Supports Canadian Walmart DataWe’re excited to announce that the BlueCart API now supports Walmart.ca—enabling you to scrape structured product and search data directly from Walmart’s Canadian site. This expansion helps you tap into the Canadian eCommerce landscape and track inventory, pricing, and product listings at scale. What’s NewYou can now use the BlueCart API to scrape: -Product Detail Pages (type=product) -Search Results Pages (type=search) — from Walmart.ca, Canada’s version of Walmart.com While both types are supported, only type=product supports store-level granularity using the store_id parameter. How to Use ItTo target Walmart Canada, include this domain override in your request: "walmart_domain": "walmart.ca" If you’re using type=product, you’ll also need to specify a Store ID to get localized data: "store_id": "1234" Please note: type=search works for Walmart.ca but does not support store-level targeting. Additional technical features: -Supports search filtering (where URL parameters are available) -Automated cookie handling and PerimeterX mitigation handled behind the scenes. What This Means for YouThis unlocks access to Canadian Walmart product and search data—enabling you to: -Monitor regional availability and pricing (via type=product + store_id) -Expand coverage into the Canadian market -Build more locally-aware applications for eCommerce, price tracking, and retail analytics. For questions or help getting started with Walmart.ca data collection, please reach out to our support team or your Customer Success Manager. |
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| Deprecation of BlueCart Walmart Offers Feature After careful consideration and thorough evaluation, we have made the difficult decision to deprecate the BlueCart Walmart Offers feature, effective March 29, 2024, due to several reasons that have collectively impacted its performance and reliability. One of the primary factors contributing to this decision is the implementation of anti-scraping measures by Walmart. These measures have made it increasingly challenging to extract data reliably, resulting in a significant degradation of our service’s performance. Despite our efforts to mitigate these challenges, we have found ourselves unable to guarantee the consistent and reliable performance of the Walmart Offers feature. Over the past few months, we have explored various approaches to address these issues, including enlisting additional Third-Party Services to stabilize our scraping efforts. However, even with these measures in place, we have experienced a further degradation of service. Our third-party provider has informed us of this degradation, leading us to the conclusion that it is no longer feasible to support the Walmart Offers feature. We understand that this decision may inconvenience some of our customers who have come to rely on this feature. Please know that this decision was not made lightly, and we have exhausted all available options in an attempt to maintain the functionality and reliability of the Walmart Offers feature. We sincerely apologize for any disruption this may cause, and we remain committed to providing you with the best possible experience on our platform. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this update, please do not hesitate to reach out to our support team at [email protected]. Thank you for your understanding and continued support. |
July 2023
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| Meet Our Newest API! 🎉 We’ve just launched Backyard API, our real-time Lowe’s product data API and companion to BigBox API for home improvement data. Let us know what you think of our newest addition or if you need any help. As always, you can try it out free! |
April 2023
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| Business Update As a result of significant growth, our infrastructure — namely the dynamic routing of traffic to accommodate high volume customers — has recently required updates. Reworking architecture patterns and proxy configurations has taken us a fair amount of time, which in turn has led to some slower customer issue resolution. We'd like to assure you that we’ve identified and corrected the infrastructural shortcomings, and the outcome is a 50% increase in infrastructure and proxy capacity. We apologize for the potential business interruptions you may have experienced over the last couple months. Our aim is to earn your trust back and continue to support the realization of your business goals. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you require further information. |
Feburary 2023
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New Feature | Help us choose our next API! What should we build next? Our product team values your feedback. If you'd like to, let us know your thoughts on which APIs to include on our roadmap. Survey |
June 2022
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Enhancement | Indication in category / search results if lowest priced variant pricing is shown A new boolean is_minimum_price_for_variant is now returned in Search and Category results indicating whether the price shown is the actual price of the variant or the lowest price of any variant (typically indicated on the Walmart site by the presence of the "From..." indicator in front of the price. In the case of a is_minimum_price_for_variant=true further Product Page requests would be required to retrieve the per-variant pricing.
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New Feature | Support for custom S3-compatible object stores in Destinations It's now possible to specify a custom S3 endpoint to have Destinations upload Result Sets to any S3 compatible object store.
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New Feature | Reviews from Walmart Canada added It is now possible for BlueCart to return product reviews from Walmart Canada (walmart.ca), in addition to Walmart US (walmart.com). Just add the walmart_domain=walmart.ca to your type=reviews request to retrieve reviews from the Walmart Canada site.
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May 2022
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Enhancement | Other others returned for Product requests A new field buybox_winner.offers_from_price has been added to type=product requests to return the monetary value of the "other offer" shown under the Compare All Sellers section of the product page.
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April 2022
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Enhancement | Protection Plans data added to Product response A new property protection_plans has been added to BlueCart's type=product response. The property details any protection plans offered with the current product.
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Enhancement | In-store aisle location added to Product response A new property of " aisle " has been added to the Product ( type=product ) API response showing the in-store aisle location of the requested product. You can set the store used to in your request by way of the customer_zipcode request parameter.
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Feburary 2022
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New Feature | Walmart Autocomplete results BlueCart can now return Autocomplete results using the new type=autocomplete request.
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November 2021
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Enhancement | Select all CSV Fields We have added Select All / Select None options to quickly select all CSV fields in the Collection editor and API Playground to make choosing CSV fields much quicker. |
October 2021
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Enhancement | Full product descriptions added to Product page response The full product description is now returned in the description_full property for type=product API responses. Previously only the abridged description was returned. The full product description, including HTML formatting, is also returned in the description_full_html property.
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September 2021
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New Feature | Seller Profile response type added BlueCart now supports retrieving Seller Profile data using the new type=seller_profile API request.
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Enhancement | Filter Collections by Last Run date The Collections List API has been updated to allow sorting Collections by last_run date. You can also now filter the Collections by date using the last_run_before and last_run_after request parameters. The Collections Dashboard has also been updated to show the Last Run date for each Collection.
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August 2021
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Enhancement | Per-minute Collection scheduling improvements The Per X Minutes Collection scheduling options have been extended to allow you to run Collections on a "Per X Minute" schedule restricted to specific hours of the day and days of the week or month. The schedule_hours , schedule_days_of_week and schedule_days_of_month can now be used with schedule_type=minutes Collections for additional flexibility. This allows for scenarios such as "run this Collection every 5 minutes, between 9am and 5pm, on weekdays only".
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New Feature | Run Collections on a per-minute schedule Collections can now be scheduled on a per-minute basis, in addition to the existing hourly, daily, weekly and monthly schedules. Set schedule_type=minutes when creating your Collection and specify the per-minute schedule using the schedule_minutes parameter. Per-minute schedules of every minute up to every hour are supported.
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New Feature | Categories API available for easily traversing the Walmart category hierarchy A new Categories API is now available on BlueCart for easily traversing the Walmart category hierarchy to obtain category_id values for use in type=category requests. Using the Categories API it's easy to enqueue category requests to iterate the category hierarchy and obtain product listings with subsequent type=category requests. There is a visual Categories Browser available on the BlueCart Dashboard to experiment with the Categories API and generate code samples - https://app.bluecartapi.com/categories
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New Feature | Search Category IDs available for Search requests Easily refine your type=search requests using Search Category IDs. If you supply a supported Search Category ID into the category_id request parameter of a type=search request the search results will be restricted to just the Search Category selected. This allows to easily set up search queries for, for example, "skateboards" in the "sports and outdoors" category area.
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New Feature | Account Balance added to Account API The Account API has been updated to include your current Account Balance in the account_balance_usd property. Your Account Balance is used to settle any Overage charges (to avoid multiple small overage charges being made to your payment card). You can top up your Account Balance at any time on the Account page of the Dashboard. |
New Feature | New Collections API endpoint to Stop All queued and running Collections The new Stop All Collections API endpoint allows you to stop all running and queued Collections on your account in one API call. Useful if you have accidentally started a large number of Collections and need a quick way to set them all back to idle. |
We started publishing Product Updates in June 2021, please refer to update emails for updates before this date. |
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