How to connect WooCommerce

Connecting your WooCommerce account to Link My Books

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Written by Daniel Little
Updated over a week ago

Step 1: Select WooCommerce from the Add Account Page:

Step 2: Generate API Keys for WooCommerce

The WooCommerce REST API works on a key system to control access. These keys are linked to WordPress users on your website.

  1. Go to: WooCommerce > Settings > Advanced > REST API.
    ​Note: Keys/Apps was found at WooCommerce > Settings > API > Key/Apps prior to WooCommerce 3.4.

  2. Select Add Key. You are taken to the Key Details screen.
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  3. Add a Description.

  4. Select the User you would like to generate a key for in the dropdown. (This can be your own user account on Wordpress)

  5. Select a level of access for this API key β€” Read access

  6. Select Generate API Key, and WooCommerce creates API keys for that user.

Now that keys have been generated, you should see Consumer Key and Consumer Secret keys, a QRCode, and a Revoke API Key button.

The Consumer Key and Consumer Secret may be entered in Link My Books:

Once you have connected your bookkeeping account you are ready to go! Data can take up to 48hrs to fully import over depending on the number of settlements - but it's usually much quicker than this.

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