How to get/create token for a prestashop session

[pakatemp]

I'm trying to create a link from an external website that will directly link to an "Add to cart" page in prestashop. However, all add to cart links internal to prestashop have a "&token=blahblahblah" in their url. Without the correct token, my external link does not work (will not add to cart, because no cart exists).

 

I need a way to initializes the token/cart without first going to index.php (which is where it is normally created). How can this be accomplished?

 

Do I need to XHR (ajax) index.php in the background? It seems like a reasonable thing I'm trying to do, but no simple way to execute without resorting to this.

[pakatemp]

Also, where is this token actually created? Cannot find it anywhere. What exactly is being tokenized? Is it the cart session, or something else?

 

Appears it is not the cart session as adding to cart from 2 different browsers using the same token value does not disturb the values. Actually, the variable in question is: "static_token", but gets placed in to the URL as "token".

[pakatemp]

Developers: Please help! I need to understand the token.

[jmdesarrollo]

Same problem here

[Dh42]

If you are just going for one product try this. Copy the link to the add to cart and use that.

 

edit: oops that only works if the page is reloaded.

[ingrossoerisparmio]

someone know the solution? how to call admin url prestashop (whit token) by third part application?

 

thanks

Edited February 3, 2016 by ingrossoerisparmio (see edit history)