ChannelEngine (prebuilt connector)

Description

ChannelEngine ensures product info and stock levels are synchronised across marketplaces - syncing product information, product data and stock information across channels.

API documentation

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

Merchant API: before you startChannelEngine Help Center

Swagger documentation is available by composing your own company-specific link (using your ChannelEngine tenant subdomain) as below:

https://<tenant subdomain>.channelengine.net/api/swagger/index.html

For example:

https://patchworks-dev.channelengine.net/api/swagger/index.html

Authentication

When adding connector instances for ChannelEngine, the following authentication methods are supported:

• Token authentication

Token authentication

Required credentials

When a user chooses to add a connector instance using token authentication, the credentials below are prompted:

Credential	Required?	Notes
Environment		This is your ChannelEngine tenant subdomain. For example: patchworks-dev
Token		This is the API key generated from the ChannelEngine dashboard.

Obtaining credentials

Finding your environment

Step 1 Log into the ChannelEngine dashboard.

Step 2 Note the subdomain in the URL - this is your environment setting:

Finding your token

Step 1 Log into the ChannelEngine dashboard.

Step 2 Select settings from the left-hand navigation bar, then merchant API settings:

Step 3 Existing API keys are displayed:

If necessary, you can add a new one for Patchworks.