Prerequisites - Magento

Before creating and using a Connector, please review the following requirements and prerequisites.

• Magento instance and Access Token Setup
• Specialized Licensing Required
• Technical Assumption

Magento instance and Access Token setup

To use the Magento connector, one must have a running instance of Magento.

For production setup please refer to the below link:

https://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.2/config-guide/deployment/

For testing purposes, you can use the Magento docker instance. Follow the steps mentioned in the below link to setup a docker instance for Magento.

https://hub.docker.com/r/alexcheng/magento2

To create the Magento connector, the following details are required:

• Access Token 
• Magento Instance URL

Follow the below steps to get the Access Token.

1. Log in to the Magento Admin portal and click System > Extensions > Integrations to display the Integrations page.
   
   
   

2. Click Add New Integration to display the New Integration page.

3. Enter a unique name for the integration in the Name field. Then enter your admin password in the Your Password field.  Leave all other fields blank.
   
   
   

4. Click the API tab. Select the Magento resources which the integration can access. You can select all resources, or select a custom list.
   
   
   

5. Save your changes and return to the Integrations page.

6. Click the Activate link in the grid that corresponds to the newly-created integration.
   
   
   

7. Click Allow. A dialog similar to the example below should display.
   
   
   

8. The Access Token value will be displayed. This should not expire unless the created integration gets deleted.

   
   
   Note: The Magento Instance URL must be in the below format.

   http://{host}/admin
   
   Example: http://localhost/admin

Specialized Licensing Required

The Application Connector requires a specialized server license. See your Customer Account Manager.

Technical Assumption