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title: Getting started
slug: getting-started
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createdAt: 2026-03-09T17:23:52.224Z
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## Overview

Chord Commerce is a commerce data platform for modern brands that streamlines the unification and activation of data across various business teams. The platform provides recommended tracking events for commerce sites to gather transactional and behavioral data, enabling comprehensive analytics and insights.

To get started, choose the guide that matches your commerce platform below.

## Installation Guides

### Shopify

For all Shopify stores — whether using a Liquid theme, Hydrogen, or a custom headless storefront.

- [Shopify installation](docId:7gGdgpVq4j3qwBPrHY1Fr) — Add Chord event tracking to your Shopify store
- [Shopify consent management](docId:8VjVftGhqN3w2fXaLQ43Z) — Configure privacy consent with Shopify's Customer Privacy API

### Non-Shopify Platforms

For custom storefronts, standalone websites, or platforms other than Shopify.

- [Custom storefront installation](docId\:UVSfzl1AlI_pMXp3KVO-B) — Add Chord event tracking using the Analytics SDK
- [Custom storefront consent management](docId\:NnS7HQreREyTGuQiQ7FoW) — Configure privacy consent with OneTrust or other providers

## Reference

- [Configuration](docId\:TEmFRwmdsClHrFfFNW_Zr) — Configuration options, metadata, and formatters
- [SDK API reference](docId\:iRcChoqam1zT_0UQZeLPp) — Complete list of tracking methods and their parameters

## Prerequisites

The Chord team will provide the following values needed for setup:

| Value         | Description                                   |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| CDP Domain    | Your Chord endpoint                           |
| CDP Write Key | Authentication key for sending events         |
| OMS ID        | UUID identifying your order management system |
| Store ID      | UUID identifying your store                   |
| Tenant ID     | UUID identifying your organization            |

Contact [help@chord.co](mailto\:help@chord.co) if you haven't received these values.