Quick Start

Follow the path that matches your account type.

For Brand Accounts

1. Complete Brand Verification

New Brand accounts require manual verification by the Blindstrader platform team. Once verified, your brand receives a "blue tick" that flows downstream to Suppliers and Retailers who use your catalog.

Contact: Reach out to platform support with your company registration documents to initiate verification.

2. Create Your Master Catalog

After verification, navigate to Catalog → Products to start adding:

• Fabric components — raw materials (colour, material, opacity, width/drop ranges)
• Blind types — product templates that reference your fabrics
• Option sets — configurable dimensions, controls, mounting types

See Catalog Management for full details.

3. Grant Supplier Access

Once your catalog has products, you can invite Suppliers. Go to Connections → Suppliers, search for a supplier, and send a connection request. Once they accept, you can configure which catalog sections they have access to.

See Supplier Permissions for full details.

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For Supplier Accounts

1. Connect to a Brand (optional)

If you sell Brand-verified products, go to Connections → Brands, search for the brand, and request access. The Brand must approve the connection before you can import their catalog.

2. Import a Brand Catalog

After approval, go to Catalog → Import and select the Brand. Choose which product lines to import and configure your Supplier markup pricing.

See Catalog Import for full details.

3. Create Your Own Products (optional)

You can also create custom (unbranded) products under Catalog → Products → New Product. These live alongside any Brand-verified imports in your Supplier catalog.

4. Connect to Retailers

Invite retailers under Connections → Retailers or wait for incoming connection requests. Once connected, retailers can adopt your published products.

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For Retailer Accounts

1. Connect to a Supplier

Go to Connections → Suppliers, find a supplier, and send a connection request. The supplier must approve it.

2. Adopt Products

Once connected, go to Catalog → Adopt Products, select the products you want to sell, and configure your retail markup pricing.

3. Configure Your Storefront

Set your storefront URL, branding, and default currency under Settings → Storefront.

See Storefront Setup for full details.

4. Start Processing Orders

Your storefront is live. Customer orders appear under Orders and are automatically routed to the relevant Supplier for fulfillment.

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For Developers and Integrators

1. Read the Architecture Overview to understand the microservices map.
2. Browse the API Reference for interactive OpenAPI documentation.
3. Check the Event Bus guide for Kafka event schemas.
4. Authenticate using the Identity Service — see the Identity API docs for the OAuth2 / Sanctum token flow.