Order Intake
Here you'll find comprehensive guides on the various methods for submitting orders to GelatoConnect, whether through API integration, Storefronts, FTP, or direct platform integrations.
Overview
Understand the basics of order intake, compare available methods, and determine which approach works best for your business needs.
- [Order Intake - GCW] Identify Order Intake Methods
- [Order Intake - GCW] Order Flows and Statuses - How it Works
- [Order Intake - GCW] Order Intake Terms & Concepts
- [Order Intake - GCW] Order Routing - How it Works
- [Order Intake - GCW] How can I cancel orders in Gelato Connect Workflow?
- [Order Intake - GCW] Understanding Order Flows in GelatoConnect
API Integration
This section provides documentation, examples, and best practices for implementing a direct API integration with GelatoConnect.
- [Order Intake - GCW] Order Management API Documentation
- [Order Intake - GCW] GelatoConnect API Basics
- [Order Intake - GCW] Working with Order API Endpoints
- [Order Intake - GCW] How to Use the Customer-Agnostic Order API Endpoints
- [Order Intake - GCW] Using Cloud Storage Links for Order Submission
- [Order Intake - GCW] How to Setup Lookups
- [Order Intake - GCW] Using Customer Products vs. ProductUID in API Orders
- [Order Intake - GCW] How to Place a Test Order Using Postman
- [Order Intake - GCW] Setting Up Lookups for API Integration
- [Order Intake - GCW] Placing an order using Customer Product
Trigger, Templates & Postbacks
Learn how to create template mappers for transforming your order data and set up automatic notifications (postbacks) to keep you and your customers informed about order status changes.
- [Order Intake - GCW] Introduction to Template Mappers
- [Order Intake - GCW] Creating a Template
- [Order Intake - GCW] How to set up postbacks?
- [Order Intake - GCW] Template Mapper Examples
- [Order Intake - GCW] Postback Event Payload Reference Guide
- [Order Intake - GCW] Creating Templates for Order Intake
- [Order Intake - GCW] Introduction to Template Mappers
Storefronts Integration
Connect your e-commerce storefronts directly to GelatoConnect for seamless order management.
- [Order Intake - GCW] Introduction to Storefronts
- [Order Intake - GCW] Connecting Shopify stores to GelatoConnect
- [Order Intake - GCW] Connecting Etsy Stores to GelatoConnect
- [Order Intake - GCW] Connecting WooCommerce Stores to GelatoConnect
- [Order Intake - GCW] Connecting Pressero to GelatoConnect
- [Order Intake - GCW] Connecting Infigo to GelatoConnect
- [Order Intake - GCW] Setting up and Managing Manual Stores
- [Order Intake - GCW] Placing a new order without a store
- [Order Intake - GCW] Create Customers and Integrate Their Orders via Storefronts
- [Order Intake - GCW] How to import orders via a CSV file?
- [Order Intake - GCW] Connecting Store Listings in Bulk Using CSV Files
- [Order Intake - GCW] How to Access and Enable Storefronts for Your Customers
- [Order Intake - GCW] Introduction to GelatoConnect Storefronts
- [Order Intake - GCW] Connecting TikTok Shop stores to GelatoConnect
- [Order Intake - GCW] Connecting Amazon Stores to GelatoConnect
FTP Integration
Set up a file-based integration using FTP to submit orders and print files to GelatoConnect.
Direct Platform Integrations
Take advantage of our ready-made integrations with popular platforms like Cloudprinter and Redbubble to start receiving orders with minimal setup.
- [Order Intake - GCW] Integrating GelatoConnect with Cloudprinter
- [Order Intake - GCW] Setting Up Cloud Printer Products
- [Order Intake - GCW] Integrating GelatoConnect with Redbubble
- [Order Intake - GCW] Integrating GelatoConnect with Hyble
- [Order Intake - GCW] Adding Volume Owner Products as Customer Products
Analytics
Learn more about Order Intake Analytics to monitor key order metrics, manage errors and plan your production
GelatoConnect Headquarters
Your print network, all in one place. HQ empowers you to monitor every order, identify top-performing printers, and resolve issues faster than ever. Explore these guides to unlock smoother operations and happier customers.
Troubleshooting Guide
Use this section to troubleshoot any problems you’re experiencing with order intake
- [Order Intake - GCW] Failed order: Can’t download production file
- [Order Intake - GCW] How to reprocess failed orders in bulk?
- [Order Intake - GCW] How to easily reprocess an order that has failed after editing what is needed?
- [Order Intake - GCW] Reprocessing Failed Orders
- [Order Intake - GCW] How to navigate the clickable Package ID for extended information?
- [Order Intake - GCW] Navigating the Requests Page
Store Link
Store Link turns your storefronts into a single place to publish products, take orders, and route them straight into production — across both ecommerce marketplaces and branded web-to-print portals.
- Choose your Store Link solutionPick the right Store Link product — Ecommerce or Web-to-Print — for what you sell and how.
- What is Store Link: EcommerceAn overview of Store Link: Ecommerce — who it's for, what it does, and how it works.
- Getting started as a Direct PSPSet up Store Link as a Direct PSP: brand, connect a store, add products, and place a test order.
- Getting started as an Agency PSPSet up Store Link as an Agency PSP: the two interfaces, enabling merchants, and what you control.
Store Link: Web to Print
Store Link Web to Print is a storefront solution within the GelatoConnect that enables PSPs to create branded online stores for their customers.
- [Store Link: Web to Print] How to Add a QR Code with Personalization to Your StoreLink Web to Print ProductSet up a personalized QR code (website link or contact card / vCard) in the editor and publish it to your StoreLink Web to Print store.
- Accepting payments on your storefront (PayPal & Stripe)Connect PayPal and Stripe so customers can pay at checkout.
- Customising your transactional emailsEdit the transactional emails your store sends — registration, order, shipping, and approval.
- Branding your storefrontApply your brand to your storefront: global brand colours, logo, and per-section overrides.
- Building and migrating stores with the Store AgentUse the AI Store Agent to build and customise your store, or recreate an existing store's look.
- Controlling store access and customer sign-inMake your store public or private, and choose how customers sign in.
- Adding users in bulk and customising user fieldsImport customers from a spreadsheet and choose which user fields you collect.
- Managing budgets and allotmentsGive each group member a spending allotment per cycle and track their balances.
- Setting up a corporate store with GroupsUse Groups to organise customers and control which products each group can see.
- Setting prices, currency, and taxSet a product's price, your store currency, and an optional tax rate shown at checkout.
- Managing media filesUpload, organise into folders, and search the images used across your storefront.
- Selling in packs: minimum order quantity (MOQ)Set the minimum order quantity and batch increments for a product.
- Using InDesign (IDML) templates for personalisationReuse a print-ready InDesign (IDML) file as the basis for a personalisable product.
- Creating personalisable products in the editorMake a product personalisable: editable fields, mandatory fields, and conditional reflow.
- Organising your catalogue with categories and subcategoriesGroup products into categories and subcategories and control their order.
- Building pages, navigation, and searchBuild storefront pages with content blocks and set up navigation and product search.
- Getting Started with Store Link: Web to Print
- Creating a New Customer and Store
- How to Add a Product to Your Storefront
- How to Add Users to Your Store
- How to Edit Store Pages and Customise Their Appearance
- How to Place an Order and Manage Order Approvals
- How to Use a Custom Domain on Your Store Link Web to Print Store
Store Link: Ecommerce
Connect your Shopify, Etsy, WooCommerce, Amazon, and TikTok Shop stores to Store Link. Publish products in bulk, generate mockups, set pricing and shipping, and let orders flow automatically from the marketplace into production.
- Connect a Shopify storeConnect a Shopify store to Store Link: install, OAuth, enable the app embed, and verify.
- [Store Link] Branding your Store Link experienceAdd your logo to the Store Link storefront, dashboard, and emails. Colours and fonts are coming later.
- White-label Shopify app for merchantsHow the Store Link Shopify app appears to merchants as a neutral "Connect" app.
- Connect an Etsy storeConnect an Etsy shop to Store Link and set up processing profiles.
- Connect an Amazon storeConnect an Amazon store via SP-API — and what's supported today.
- Connect a WooCommerce storeConnect a WooCommerce store to Store Link, with common WordPress setup fixes.
- Connect a TikTok ShopConnect a TikTok Shop (US/UK) to Store Link and reconnect when tokens expire.
- Disconnecting & reconnecting a storeWhat happens when you disconnect a store or product, and the inactivity policy by platform.
