One integration layer for every commerce experience

The Commerce Integration Layer provides centralized integration behind every customer-facing experience, without rebuilding middleware. Storefronts, mobile apps and AI agents all connect the same way.

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Stop rebuilding the plumbing. Start building what matters to customers.

Stop rebuilding the same middleware on every project. The Commerce Integration Layer centralizes the logic behind every customer-facing experience — storefronts, mobile apps, in-store systems, AI agents — so they all connect the same way, through the same layer. Hosted, scaled and maintained by commercetools.

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Build once. Differentiate always.

One integration path for every experience. Engineering capacity shifts from rebuilding middleware to building what sets you apart.

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Launch faster. Earn faster.

Integration no longer holds up delivery. Set up new channels, markets and brands faster, and generate revenue weeks earlier.

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Save maintenance. Save budget.

commercetools hosts, scales and patches the integration layer on Sphere, our enterprise commerce platform. Middleware upkeep isn’t part of your spend anymore.

Everything you need to connect and scale

Unify your customer touchpoints with total visibility and control, on a fully hosted and managed layer by commercetools.

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Experience API: One API for every experience

A single GraphQL Experience API powers every storefront, app and agent, from browsing through to checkout. No backend-for-frontend service rebuilt per channel, no many-to-many stitching between systems.

Command-line interface: Tooling for developers and agents

Add your own integrations and custom logic from the command line. Developers and coding agents test and publish extensions without setting up their own infrastructure.

Merchant Center: Control for non-technical teams

Configure and supervise the layer from the Merchant Center that your business teams already use. Integration stops being something only engineering can see or change.

Platform insights: End-to-end observability

Health monitoring and full-journey observability stream straight into your existing APM tools. See how every experience performs across every connected vendor without building your own tracing.

Managed hosting: Hosted, scaled and patched by commercetools

We run the layer so you don’t have to. No infrastructure cost, no ops headcount, no upgrade projects — and new commerce capabilities arrive baked in.

Cut storefront backend build time 
‍from 2 months to 2 weeks.

What our partners say

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We refactored our existing BFF onto the Commerce Integration Layer in a matter of weeks, and anything CIL didn’t cover natively, we exposed to the frontend as an extension rather than as another service to build and run. On future builds, the backend foundation we’d normally spend the first weeks constructing is simply there, so we can start on customer-facing features immediately.
Mikko Mantila
CEO and Founder, IONA
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Frequently asked questions

What is the Commerce Integration Layer?

Commerce Integration Layer centralizes the integration logic behind every customer-facing experience. Storefronts, mobile apps and AI agents all connect the same way, through one GraphQL API, on a layer commercetools hosts and maintains.

What problem does it solve?

Wiring commerce to search, content, promotions, tax and other services is one of the most time-consuming parts of any implementation, and it sits on the critical path. Commerce Integration Layer takes that work out of the build, so teams spend their time on what differentiates them instead.

Do we still need to build a backend-for-frontend?

No. The Experience API replaces the per-channel BFF services teams build today, along with the many-to-many stitching and N+1 calls that come with them. Your own custom logic still belongs to you, and you can add it through the command-line interface.

Who hosts and maintains it?

We do. Managed hosting, scaling and patching are included, so there is no infrastructure cost, no ops headcount and no upgrade project. Your ownership is limited to the customizations within your own integrations.

How does it support AI agents?

Agents connect through the same Experience API as every other surface. Adding an agent-driven experience does not mean building another set of connections.

What does it cost?

The Commerce Integration Layer is included with commercetools Sphere. There is no separate infrastructure bill and no ongoing middleware maintenance spend.

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Talk to our team about your commerce requirements.

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