Is it possible to use snipcart without the CMS?

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Hello, I have made my project in webflow using the ecommerce but I found out is not a viable option for me since stripe is not available in my country. So, I found Snipcart that allows to add ecommerce to webflow page with a payment getaway that will work in my country.

What I am wondering is if I can safe a little more money (Since my budget is really low) using the basic plan and maybe fetching my products from maybe airtable (I found something called Wized for that) and using Snipcart for the ecommerce. Is it something possible? Thanks for the advise!

https://preview.webflow.com/preview/panama-car-republic?utm_medium=preview_link&utm_source=designer&utm_content=panama-car-republic&preview=84b49513ca45330bc73665db7c8e60ba&workflow=preview

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Hey Edwin,

Completely possible and super easy to do. You won’t need airtable or anything else, just to hard code all the info onto each product page, it’s a bit inefficient and annoying but that’s the price you pay for not paying the larger price (I’ve done it, it isn’t THAT bad.)

You can do this one of two ways.

  1. Add a button, in the custom attributes and add this text -
    data-item-id=“”
    data-item-price=“”
    data-item-url=“”
    data-item-description=“”
    data-item-image=“”
    data-item-name=“”

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  2. watch this video, he used an embed block instead of a button. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6LmdEpjBew&ab_channel=pixelgeek

Both work, just for you to pick which you like most

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Hi @edwteja21 .
Josh with Foxy here. If you don’t get what you need with Snipcart, you might consider our seamless Webflow integration: https://foxy.io/webflow

Webflow CMS definitely makes things easier for product management, but it’s not required. You can create products with a link element, button element, Webflow form, or with the HTML embed element.

Here to help if you have any questions or need help getting started: hello@foxy.io

Thanks,
Josh

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@Zendall thank you for that information, I very much appreciate it!

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Hello Edwteja21:

You can absolutely use Webflow’s Basic plan, fetch your products from Airtable using Wized, and handle checkout/payments with Snipcart. This setup avoids Webflow’s e-commerce limitations while keeping costs low.

How It Works

:one: Store Products in Airtable

  • Airtable acts as your product database (ID, Name, Price, Image, Description).

:two: Use Wized to Fetch Products

  • Wized lets you connect Airtable to Webflow, dynamically displaying products without Webflow’s CMS plan.

:three: Embed Snipcart for Checkout

  • Snipcart enables e-commerce without Webflow’s native system, supporting multiple payment gateways.

Example Setup

  1. Airtable Setup:
  • Create an Airtable table with columns like Product Name, Price, Image URL, ID.
  1. Webflow + Wized:
  • Install Wized & connect it to Airtable.
  • Use a dynamic Repeater Block to display product data in Webflow.
  1. Snipcart Buy Button:
  • Add a button for each product with Snipcart’s attributes:

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<button class="snipcart-add-item"
    data-item-id="123"
    data-item-name="T-shirt"
    data-item-price="19.99"
    data-item-url="/product-page"
    data-item-image="https://example.com/tshirt.jpg">
    Add to Cart
</button>
  1. Enable Snipcart & Payment Gateway
  • Sign up for Snipcart, set up your preferred payment provider, and embed the Snipcart script in Webflow.
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