Buy from Big Lots via API
Programmatically shop Big Lots for discounted products. Access furniture, décor, and essentials via Zinc's API.
How the Big Lots integration works
Big Lots is a leading discount retailer offering furniture, seasonal products, home décor, food, and everyday essentials at bargain prices. Zinc's Big Lots integration provides programmatic access to their value-priced product catalog.
Great for budget-focused procurement platforms, bargain deal aggregators, and any application that needs access to deeply discounted products across home, food, and seasonal categories.
What you can build with the Big Lots API
Build with the Big Lots integration API for search, ordering, tracking, and returns.
Big Lots Order Placement API
Place orders with a product URL and shipping address. No checkout flows required — Zinc handles the retailer-side workflow and processes orders asynchronously.
{
"products": [
{
"url": "https://biglots.com/...",
"quantity": 1
}
],
"shipping_address": {
"first_name": "Jane",
"last_name": "Doe",
"address_line1": "123 Main St",
"city": "San Francisco",
"state": "CA",
"postal_code": "94105",
"country": "US",
"phone_number": "5551234567"
},
"max_price": 39900
}Big Lots Order Status API
Retrieve order details including item statuses, shipping address, and processing results. Poll to track progress from pending through to delivery.
{
"id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"status": "order_placed",
"max_price": 39900,
"items": [
{
"url": "https://biglots.com/...",
"quantity": 1,
"status": "shipped"
}
],
"tracking_numbers": [
{
"carrier": "ups",
"tracking_number": "1Z999AA10123456784",
"created_at": "2026-01-15T14:30:00Z"
}
],
"created_at": "2026-01-15T10:00:00Z"
}Big Lots Shipment Tracking
Tracking numbers are automatically extracted from retailer shipping notifications and returned in the order response. Supports UPS, FedEx, USPS, Amazon Logistics, and DHL.
{
"id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"status": "order_placed",
"tracking_numbers": [
{
"carrier": "ups",
"tracking_number": "1Z999AA10123456784",
"created_at": "2026-01-15T14:30:00Z"
},
{
"carrier": "amazon",
"tracking_number": "TBA123456789000",
"created_at": "2026-01-16T09:15:00Z"
}
]
}Big Lots Managed Accounts
Use Zinc-managed checkout accounts or bring your own retailer credentials. Managed accounts handle login, 2FA, and payment automatically — no account setup required.
{
"credentials": [
{
"short_id": "zn_acct_a1b2c3d4",
"email": "orders@example.com",
"retailer": "big_lots",
"has_totp": true,
"has_forwarding": true
}
],
"total": 1
}Big Lots Integration FAQ
You can search products, place orders, track shipments, and handle returns through a single Zinc API integration for Big Lots.
No. Zinc handles the retailer-side ordering workflow so your app can place orders directly via API calls.
Yes. You can fetch tracking status through the API and subscribe to webhook events for shipping and delivery updates.
Create an account, get your API key, and follow the Zinc API docs to send your first search or order request.