How to create an API key and Secret code to ProfitMetrics in LightSpeed

Follow these straightforward instructions to generate your API and Secret code credentials efficiently



  1. Go to "Settings"

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  2. Click "Developers"

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  3. Select "New API key" 
  4. Enter a name for the API key and select "Save"
  5. Under SETTINGS, switch on the  "Enable this API key" switch 
  6. IMPORTANT: Select all the checkboxes for the READ permissions (profitmetrics must have read permission on all) > click "Save"
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  7. Under DETAILS, the API key will display. Copy and paste these into the ProfitMetrics LightSpeed integration
  8. Done✅
LightSpeed documentation: https://ecom-support.lightspeedhq.com/hc/en-us/articles/1260804034770-Creating-API-keys