I want to use the same collection from my Wix website in my Wix mobile app. It should be synchronized, so that any modification made from either the site or the app is reflected in both.
I’m building a community website, and now I also want to create a mobile app for it. I want both the website and the app to share the same Wix collection. I’ve already created the entire site using Wix collections, and now I want to use that same collection in the Wix app.
I haven’t purchased any plan for the Wix app yet, but I’m ready to do so if it allows me to access and synchronize the same collection between the website and the app.
You can do this by connecting your Wix website and mobile app to the same database (collection) using the Wix Data API or Wix HTTP Functions.
Here’s how you can handle it:
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Use your existing Wix Collection as the main database.
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From your mobile app, use Wix’s REST API or Velo (formerly Corvid) to read and write data directly to that collection.
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This way, any change made on your site or in the app will update the same database in real time.
If you’re using a no-code tool for the mobile app, just connect it to your Wix site’s API endpoints that will keep both in sync automatically.
The only way to access CMS collections via the Wix Custom Mobile App, is via the Mobile Widget Builder - Wix Mobile Apps: Getting Started with Custom Widgets | Help Center | Wix.com - where the CMS and backend functions are shared.
If you’re creating a custom app on a different platform, then Wix Headless is probably the best approach - Wix Headless Documentation | Wix Docs