# Finding service connector credentials for Visualsoft

## Required credentials

To [add a Patchworks connector](/product-documentation/patchworks-services/service-connectors/adding-a-service-connector.md) for **Visualsoft**, the following details are required for authentication:

<table><thead><tr><th>Credential</th><th data-type="checkbox">Required</th><th>Note</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="#token">URL</a></td><td>true</td><td>The first part of the full URL provided by Visualsoft.</td></tr><tr><td>Client ID</td><td>true</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Username</td><td>true</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>Password</td><td>true</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td><a href="#version">Version</a></td><td>true</td><td>The last number in the full URL provided by Visualsoft.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Obtaining credentials

The credentials listed above are needed so that Patchworks can access the required data in **Visualsoft**. If you don't have these details, please contact your representative at **Visualsoft**.

For reference, some notes on credentials are below.

### URL

The URL provided by Visualsoft is likely to be in the form:

```
https://patchworksdev.vscommerce.co.uk/api/soap/wsdl/6
```

For your Patchworks connector setup, you only need the base URL - i.e. everyhing up to (and including) **.co.uk**. Taking the example about, this would be:

```
https://patchworksdev.vscommerce.co.uk 
```

### Version

The **version** number is the number at the very end of the URL provided by **Visualsoft**. Taking the example above, this would be **6**.


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