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Types of Extensions

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Extensions play an important role within Fynd Platform’s ecosystem. This guide explains the different types of extensions you can build. It also describes how sellers and developers manage extensions.

What type of extension should I build​

The type of extension you choose to build depends on its purpose and how you’ll distribute or sell it. You can change the type of extension from private to public once but not vice-versa. You can build the following types of extensions:

  • Public extension: An extension that you can distribute to many sellers.
  • Private extension: An extension that is tailored for sellers with specific requirements not met by public extensions.
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A private extension can be changed to a public extension once but the public can’t be changed to a private extension.

How sellers manage extensions​

Sellers manage extensions by installing them in the Fynd Platform admin, which authorizes Fynd Platform to share certain data with that extension.

How developers manage extensions​

Fynd Platform provides a range of software tools, sample apps, and libraries to accelerate your development process:

  • Partner Dashboard: Create and manage your public and private extensions, collaborate with development teams, and track extensions installations and revenue. To log in to your account or to sign up for a new account, visit Fynd Partners.
  • Development-Accounts:Test any extensions that you create.
  • FDK-CLI: Accelerate your extensions development process by quickly generating starting code for your extensions.
  • API Libraries: Use Fynd Platform’s official libraries to interact with the Fynd Platform Admin/Storefront APIs.
  • Extension Bridge Library: Streamline embedding an extension in the Fynd Platform admin using Fynd Platform’s JavaScript library.