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1. Introduction

Medusa is a digital commerce platform with a built-in framework for customization.

Medusa ships with three main tools:

  1. A suite of commerce modules with core commerce functionalities, such as tracking inventory, calculating cart totals, accepting payments, managing orders, and much more.
  2. A framework for building custom functionalities specific to your business, product, or industry. This includes tools for introducing custom API endpoints, business logic, and data models; building workflows and automations; and integrating with third-party services.
  3. A customizable admin dashboard for merchants to configure and operate their store.

When you install Medusa, you get a fully fledged commerce platform with all the features you need to get off the ground. However, unlike other platforms, Medusa is built with customization in mind. You don't need to build hacky workarounds that are difficult to maintain and scale. Your efforts go into building features that brings your business's vision to life.

Who should use Medusa#

Medusa is for businesses and teams looking for a digital commerce platform with the tools to implement unique requirements that other platforms aren't built to support.

Businesses of all sizes can use Medusa, from small start ups to large enterprises. Also, technical teams of all sizes can build with Medusa; all it takes is a developer to manage and deploy Medusa projects.

Below are some stories from companies that use Medusa:

Use Case: D2C
How Matt Sleeps built a unique D2C experience with Medusa
Use Case: OMS
How Makro Pro Built an OMS with Medusa
Use Case: Marketplace
How Foraged built a custom marketplace with Medusa
Use Case: POS
How Tekla built a global webshop and a POS system with Medusa
Use Case: B2B
How Visionary built B2B commerce with Medusa
Use Case: Platform
How Catalog built a B2B platform for SMBs with Medusa

Who is this documentation for#

This documentation introduces you to Medusa's concepts and how they help you build your business use case. The documentation is structured to gradually introduce Medusa's concepts, with easy-to-follow examples along the way.

By following this documentation, you’ll be able to create custom commerce experiences that would otherwise take large engineering teams months to build.

How to use the documentation#

This documentation is split into the following sections:

  1. The main documentation, which is the one you're currently reading. It's recommended to follow the chapters in this documentation to understand the core concepts of Medusa and how to use them.
  2. The Development Resources documentation provides guides and resources useful during your development, such as tools, API references, recipes, step-by-step guides and examples, and more.
  3. The Store and Admin API references provide a reference to the Medusa application's endpoints and instructions related to authentication, parameter types in requests, and more.

To get started, check out the Installation chapter.

Useful Links#

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