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The WooCommerce Custom Action connects your Agent to your WooCommerce store so it can retrieve product information and use it when answering customer questions. This setup includes:
  • A predefined OpenAPI schema for WooCommerce
  • API key authentication
  • Query parameters for your WooCommerce credentials
  • A health check configuration
After setting up the Action, you can validate it, activate it, and test it in the Playground.

Set up the action

  1. Go to Actions in Watermelon.
  2. In the Actions catalog, click Custom action.
  3. Click Create new Action.
  4. Fill in the fields below.

General details

Action name
WooCommerce product retrieval
Description
This action lets you get product information and use it in your chatbot when customers ask for it.
BaseURL
[YOUR WOOCOMMERCE API URL]
Use your WooCommerce REST API URL, for example: https://yourdomain.com/wp-json/wc/v3/

Authentication

For Authorization Header, select API key. For Auth Type, select Custom. For Add to, select Query parameters. Add the following query parameters: Query name #1
consumer_key
Query value #1
[YOUR CONSUMER KEY]
Query name #2
consumer_secret
Query value #2
[YOUR CONSUMER SECRET]
Replace these values with the Consumer Key and Consumer Secret from your WooCommerce REST API credentials.

Health check

Health check URL
https://www.yourdomain.com/health_check
Replace this URL with the health check endpoint you want Watermelon to use. Instruction
You should respond with the following message or a similar variation: Sorry, something went wrong on our end. Can I assist you with anything else? Please let me know how I can help.

Schema

Paste the WooCommerce schema into the Schema field:
Click Validate to check the schema.

Example in Watermelon

Woo Commerce Action Template
When everything is configured correctly, click Save and then Activate. Finally, test the Action in the Playground to make sure your Agent can retrieve the expected WooCommerce product information.

Editing an Action Template

After setting up an Action, you can adjust it to your use case. For example, you can add endpoints to the schema, change parameters, or update the name and description. Be careful when changing authentication settings or existing endpoints, as this can prevent the Action from connecting to the API.

Troubleshooting