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Articles on Odoo, APIs & architecture
Deep, protocol-correct guides for Odoo developers and integrators — the ORM, JSON-RPC, gateways, and the patterns ODXProxy is built for.
odooapi-gatewayjson-rpcOdoo API Gateway: Why and How to Put One in Front
An Odoo API gateway centralizes auth, an action allowlist, timeouts, and multi-instance routing in front of Odoo's JSON-RPC. Here's what it does and how to build one.
ODXProxy Team · Jul 11, 2026 · 9 min read
odooheadlesscmsOdoo as a Headless CMS: Serving Content to a Custom Frontend
Use Odoo as a headless CMS or commerce backend: keep content and catalog in Odoo, render a decoupled frontend, and read it over JSON-RPC through a gateway. Full walkthrough.
ODXProxy Team · Jul 11, 2026 · 6 min read
odooauthenticationtwo-factorOdoo Two-Factor Authentication and the API: What Breaks
Odoo two-factor authentication protects the web login but blocks password-based API access. Here's why API keys are the fix and how to keep integrations working with 2FA on.
ODXProxy Team · Jul 11, 2026 · 7 min read
odooormdomainsFiltering Odoo Relational Fields in Domains
How to filter Odoo domains on relational fields: many2one, one2many, and many2many. Dotted-path traversal, membership tests, child_of, and building domains in code.
ODXProxy Team · Jul 9, 2026 · 7 min read
odoointegrationsyncHow to Sync Data with Odoo via the External API
A developer's blueprint for syncing data with Odoo over the JSON-RPC External API: external-id mapping, upsert-before-create, change detection, and idempotency.
ODXProxy Team · Jul 9, 2026 · 8 min read
odooapiconnectionHow to Connect to the Odoo API: A Practical Guide
Everything you need to connect to the Odoo API: the four instance coordinates, the two API keys, a first version smoke-test call, and reading a failed connection.
ODXProxy Team · Jul 9, 2026 · 6 min read
odooproxynginxOdoo proxy_mode: Run Odoo Behind a Reverse Proxy
Set proxy_mode = True in odoo.conf so Odoo trusts X-Forwarded headers behind nginx, Traefik, or Docker. What it does, how to set it, and the pitfalls.
ODXProxy Team · Jul 8, 2026 · 6 min read
odooshopifyintegrationBuilding a Shopify–Odoo Integration with the API
Sync Shopify orders, products, and inventory into Odoo through the External API — the models, the calls, webhooks, and idempotency patterns that hold up.
ODXProxy Team · Jul 8, 2026 · 8 min read
odooapiendpointsOdoo API Endpoints: The One Route You Actually Call
Searching for a table of Odoo API endpoints? There isn't one — the External API is a single method behind a handful of routes. Here is the real map.
ODXProxy Team · Jul 8, 2026 · 8 min read