# Business Central (prebuilt connector)

## Description

Microsoft Dynamics 365 **Business Central** is a cloud-based ERP solution.

## API documentation

API documentation for **Business Central** (used to build this connector) can be found via the link below:

{% embed url="<https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/api-reference/v2.0/>" %}

## Authentication&#x20;

When adding connector instances for **Business Central**, the following authentication methods are supported:

* [OAuth 2 (client credentials)](#oauth-2-authorisation-code)

### OAuth 2 (client credentials)

When a user chooses to [add a connector instance](https://doc.wearepatchworks.com/product-documentation/connectors-and-instances/working-with-instances/adding-an-instance) using **OAuth 2 (client credentials)** authentication, the credentials below are prompted:

<table><thead><tr><th>Credential</th><th data-type="checkbox">Required?</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>Tenant ID</code></td><td>true</td><td>Your tenant id for Business Central. Please see <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/tenant-admin-center-environments">this Dynamics 365 article</a> for details about how to find this information. </td></tr><tr><td><code>Environment name</code></td><td>true</td><td>Your Business Central environment name. Please see <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/tenant-admin-center-environments">this Dynamics 365 article</a> for details about how to find this information. </td></tr><tr><td><code>Client secret</code></td><td>true</td><td>The <strong>secret</strong> generated for Patchworks via the Azure portal.</td></tr><tr><td><code>Client ID</code></td><td>true</td><td>The <strong>clientid</strong> generated for Patchworks via the Azure portal.</td></tr><tr><td><code>Scope</code></td><td>true</td><td>Leave set to <code>https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/.default</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>Grant type</code></td><td>true</td><td>Leave set to <code>client_credentials</code>.</td></tr><tr><td><code>Response authentication token key</code></td><td>true</td><td>Leave set to <code>access_token.</code></td></tr></tbody></table>