Practical guides, implementation tutorials and API updates for teams building product discovery, procurement, warehouse fulfillment and international shipping workflows with HioBuy.
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Sandbox keys (hio_test_*) return fixtures, not your assigned warehouse. Test WH-DEV with hio_live_* plus the bound WH-DEV code, and know which errors are expected along the way.
Read guide →Sandbox (hio_test_*) product search returns fixture rows for contract testing—not live 1688/Taobao keyword relevance. Spot sbc_ ids, then retest on hio_live_* with channel auth.
Bind a VISA or Mastercard in the TaoWorld purchasing console, including sub-accounts, so HioBuy order pay uses that account’s current payment method. The card is not an API field.
Guides, tutorials and platform updates from the HioBuy team.
HTTP 429 QUOTA_EXCEEDED usually means daily billable units are exhausted—often because every storefront page view hits Product APIs live. Cache first; distinguish rate limits from daily quota.
Map your B2B workflow to HioBuy Order, Package, and Shipment objects — covering assisted purchasing, inbound pre-alerts, VAS, service requests, consolidation, and international tracking.
Production product and image search return CHANNEL_NOT_AUTHORIZED until your app authorizes 1688 or Taobao in the portal. API key alone is not enough.
Step-by-step Buyer Workbench guide for B2B teams to enable 1688 Alipay password-free (batch) payment—with Chinese UI labels, safety caveats, screenshots, and video.
Search and detail return an opaque id. Order lines must use that id — not the numeric marketplace item_id. How 1688, Taobao, and Weidian identifiers map from catalog to procurement.
Can you buy on 1688 or Taobao yourself — or have HioBuy buy — and still use a China warehouse plus international shipping via API? Two layers of choice, three paths, and the exact order of calls.
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