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Akeneo (prebuilt connector)

Description

Akeneo is a product information management and product data intelligence solution.

API documentation

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

{% embed url="https://api.akeneo.com/api-reference-index.html" %}

Authentication

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

• Akeneo Auth

Akeneo Auth

{% tabs %} {% tab title="Credentials" %} When a user chooses to add a connector instance using Akeneo Auth authentication, the credentials below are prompted:

Credential	Required?	Notes
Client ID	true	The client id generated for your Patchworks connection in Akeneo.
Client Secret	true	The client secret generated for your Patchworks connection in Akeneo.
Store URL	true	The URL used to access your Akeneo store without the https// element. For example: https://patchworks-sandbox.cloud.akeneo.com/ would be entered as: patchworks-sandbox.cloud.akeneo.com/
Username	true	The username generated for your Patchworks connection in Akeneo.
Password	true	The password generated for your Patchworks connection in Akeneo.
Response authentication token key	true	Set to access_token.
Response refresh token key	true	Set to refresh_token.

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Obtaining credentials" %} The required credentials for adding a Patchworks instance of the Akeneo prebuilt connector can be obtained by adding an Akeneo connection for Patchworks, in your Akeneo dashboard. The steps required to add a new connection are summarised below:

Step 1\ Log into your Akeneo dashboard.

Step 2\ Select connect from the left-hand navigation bar:

Step 3\ Select connection settings from the connect menu to access existing Akeneo connections:

Step 4\ Click the create button:

Step 5\ A new set of credentials is created for this connection and displayed in a credentials panel:

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