[Python] Create product in printful using API - Python

I am trying to a create a product using the Printful api and python. I was able to create a product on there website (a basic) hoodie, and I wanted to try and create the same hoddie using python.

Here is the documentation I am using: https://developers.printful.com/docs/#operation/createSyncProduct

I keep getting this error which is very generalistic:

{
"code": 400,
"result": "This API endpoint applies only to Printful stores based on the Manual Order / API platform. Find out more at Printful API docs.",
"error": {
"reason": "BadRequest",
"message": "This API endpoint applies only to Printful stores based on the Manual Order / API platform. Find out more at Printful API docs."
}
}


here is the code I am trying for testing:

import requests
import json

my_key = "my_token"

headers = {
"Authorization" : "Bearer "+my_key
}


data = {
"id": 302079884,
"external_id": "8136758395169",
"name": "Unisex Hoodie",
# "variants": 6,
"thumbnail_url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0713/4275/2033/products/unisex-premium-hoodie-black-front-64079acdc1ff0_grande.jpg?v=1678219998",
"is_ignored": False
}
data = json.dumps(data)

products = requests.post("https://api.printful.com/store/products",headers=headers,data=data)
print(json.dumps(products.json(),indent=4))


I am not sure how to test this code because the response is very generalistic.

I was able to test my token to make sure it works by trying to get the product I made on the website:

import requests
import json

my_key = "my_token"

headers = {
"Authorization" : "Bearer "+my_key
}

products = requests.get("https://api.printful.com/sync/products",headers=headers)
print(json.dumps(products.json(),indent=4))


and I got the response:

{
"code": 200,
"result": [
{
"id": 302079884,
"external_id": "8136758395169",
"name": "Unisex Hoodie",
"variants": 6,
"synced": 6,
"thumbnail_url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0713/4275/2033/products/unisex-premium-hoodie-black-front-64079acdc1ff0_grande.jpg?v=1678219998",
"is_ignored": false
}
],
"extra": [],
"paging": {
"total": 1,
"offset": 0,
"limit": 20
}
}


So I know I am hitting the api correctly. If anyone has any suggestions on how to create a basic product using the printful api, that would be awesome.

EDIT: I also tried what @Driftr95 mentioned regarding wrapping the data around "sync_product" but that still didn't work. Here is the new data variable now:

data = {
"sync_product": {
"name": "API product Bella",
"thumbnail": "https://imagemagick.org/image/wizard.jpg"
},
"sync_variants": [
{
"retail_price": "21.00",
"variant_id": 44666144522529,
"files": [
{
"url": "https://imagemagick.org/image/wizard.jpg"
},
{
"type": "back",
"url": "https://imagemagick.org/image/wizard.jpg"
}
]
}
]
}


but I still get:

{
"code": 400,
"result": "This API endpoint applies only to Printful stores based on the Manual Order / API platform. Find out more at Printful API docs.",
"error": {
"reason": "BadRequest",
"message": "This API endpoint applies only to Printful stores based on the Manual Order / API platform. Find out more at Printful API docs."
}
}


That response is so vague it is very hard to tell what is wrong with the post data I am trying to send.

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