# Quickstart Guide

**Choose your integration path to get started with Forter Agentic Orchestration.**

Forter provides seamless integration with major e-commerce platforms and custom systems. Select the guide that matches your platform:

## [Choose Your Integration Type](https://docs.forter.com/quickstart#choose-your-integration-type) Choose Your Integration Type

### [⚙️ Custom / Native Integration](https://docs.forter.com/quickstart#custom-native-integration) ⚙️ Custom / Native Integration

**For merchants building their own commerce solution**

You manage your own backend, inventory, and order processing:

- Host a product feed at a stable URL (Google Merchant Center XML, Shopify CSV, or JSON format)
- Implement a webhook endpoint to receive completed orders
- Process orders in your backend system

**What you need:** Feed URL + Webhook endpoint  
👉 [Get Started with Custom Integration](https://docs.forter.com/quickstart-custom)

### [☁️ Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC)](https://docs.forter.com/quickstart#salesforce-commerce-cloud-sfcc) ☁️ Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC)

**For merchants using SFCC**

Forter integrates directly with your SFCC instance via OCAPI:

- Automatically pulls your product catalog
- Creates orders directly in SFCC
- No custom code needed

**What you need:** OCAPI Client ID and Secret  
👉 [Get Started with SFCC Integration](https://docs.forter.com/quickstart-sfcc)

### [🛍️ Shopify](https://docs.forter.com/quickstart#shopify) 🛍️ Shopify

**For merchants using Shopify**

Forter integrates directly with your Shopify store via the Admin API:

- Automatically pulls your product catalog
- Creates orders directly in Shopify
- No custom code needed

**What you need:** Shopify Admin API Access Token  
👉 [Get Started with Shopify Integration](https://docs.forter.com/quickstart-shopify)

## [What Happens After Integration?](https://docs.forter.com/quickstart#what-happens-after-integration) What Happens After Integration?

Once integrated, your products become discoverable on AI shopping platforms:

1. **Catalog Distribution** — Your products are automatically formatted and distributed to:
   - OpenAI / ChatGPT
   - Google Gemini
   - Perplexity
   - Other AI shopping agents
2. **AI-Assisted Shopping** — Customers discover your products through:
   - Natural language queries ("Find me waterproof hiking boots under $150")
   - Conversational AI assistants
   - Voice-based shopping
3. **Seamless Checkout** — Orders complete through:
   - AI platform checkout flows
   - Forter fraud protection
   - Direct integration with your backend
4. **Order Fulfillment** — Orders appear in your system:
   - Your custom webhook endpoint (Custom integration)
   - SFCC Business Manager (SFCC integration)
   - Shopify Admin dashboard (Shopify integration)

## [General Requirements](https://docs.forter.com/quickstart#general-requirements) General Requirements

Regardless of integration type, you'll need:

**Forter Account** — Contact your Forter representative  
**Store Information** — Store name, URL, logo, policies
**Tax Configuration** — US states where you collect sales tax (for US merchants)
**Product Catalog** — Active products with prices, images, descriptions

**Optional:**
- **Forter Validation API Key** — For Forter-side fraud detection
- **Forter Payment API Key** — For Forter-side payment processing

By default, you handle validation and authorization on your side. Forter API keys are only needed if you want Forter to handle fraud detection and payments.