Create a mini program

Merchants can create a mini program to establish its presence on the platform. This is the first step before you can develop features or release the mini program to users in a target app.

Before you begin

Ensure the following things:

• You have completed the merchant onboarding process for Mini Program Platform.
• You have the Owner or Master role in your workspace.
• You understand the two types of mini programs available.

Procedure

To create a mini program, take the following steps:

1. Log in to Mini Program Platform and navigate to your workspace.
2. In the left navigation panel, click Mini Programs > Manage Mini Program.
3. On the page that appears, click + Create Mini Program in the upper-right corner.
4. Complete the form to provide the mini program details. Keep the following in mind:

• To view guidance for a specific field, click its input area to view instructions in the right panel.
• Enter the information in your selected Language only. The platform uses the language tag to accurately match and display the correct version to end-users based on their preferred language. You can add more languages later.
• The form requires only the most basic information for a quick setup. To release the mini program publicly, you must also provide:

• Tagline
• Description
• Logo

If you do not provide these during creation, you must add them before release.

5. Review your entries carefully. Ensure the selected Mini Program Type and Language are correct as you cannot change them after saving.
6. Click Create in the bottom-right corner.

A confirmation dialog appears, indicating that the mini program was successfully created.

Note: Mini Program Platform automatically generates a unique 16-digit ID for each mini program upon creation. This ID is required in later development tasks, such as sending certain API requests or uploading new versions with the CLI. After closing the confirmation dialog, you can find this ID in the Mini Program ID column of the mini program list.

What to do next

After creating a mini program, you can continue with one or more of the following tasks:

• Add mini program members: Add team members to collaborate on managing and developing the mini program.
• Upload mini programs: Upload mini program versions to your workspace using either Mini Program Studio (the IDE) or MiniProgram Command-line Interface (the CLI).
• Edit mini program configuration: Edit mini program configuration to manage its runtime behavior.