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# Step‑by‑Step Guide: WooCommerce API Credentials

### What you’ll send back to us <a href="#h_e5bbcd86fd" id="h_e5bbcd86fd"></a>

Please send the following items once you’ve completed the steps below:

1. Store URL (base URL): <https://yourstore.com>
2. Consumer Key (from WooCommerce REST API)
3. Consumer Secret (from WooCommerce REST API)
4. Environment: Production or Staging
5. *(Optional but helpful)* WooCommerce version and WordPress version

Security tip: Share keys via a secure channel (e.g., 1Password/Bitwarden share link or encrypted email). Avoid sending keys in plain text chat.

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### Step 1 — Confirm your access level <a href="#h_7a20decd90" id="h_7a20decd90"></a>

You’ll need to be a WordPress Administrator or Shop Manager on the store. If you’re not, please ask your site admin to complete the steps or to promote your user temporarily.

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### Step 2 — Create a dedicated integration user (recommended) <a href="#h_29fb954d38" id="h_29fb954d38"></a>

This keeps access separate and easy to revoke later.

1. In WordPress Admin, go to Users → Add New.
2. Set Username (e.g., integration-api).
3. Enter an email you control.
4. Set Role to Shop Manager (or Administrator if your security policy requires it for API write actions).
5. Click Add New User.

You can skip this and use your own admin user, but a dedicated user is cleaner for auditing and revocation.

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### Step 3 — Generate WooCommerce REST API keys <a href="#h_ed1df7e82c" id="h_ed1df7e82c"></a>

1. Go to WooCommerce → Settings → Advanced → REST API.
2. Click Add key.
3. Description: Integration – (Your Company Name)
4. User: Select the dedicated user from Step 2 (or your own admin/shop manager user).
5. Permissions: Choose Read/Write.
6. Click Generate API key.
7. Copy both values now:
   * Consumer key
   * Consumer secret

Important: You’ll only see the secret once. Store it securely right away.

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### Step 4 — Send the credentials securely <a href="#h_7f7469c7aa" id="h_7f7469c7aa"></a>

Share the following with us:

* Store URL (e.g., <https://yourstore.com>)
* Consumer key
* Consumer secret
* Environment (Production/Staging)

Secure sharing options:

* Password manager share link (1Password, Bitwarden, LastPass)


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