ChannelAdvisor - Enable API Access (SOAP version 1)

Follow these steps to configure a SOAP ChannelAdvisor API connection.

Gather SOAP API Credentials

In order to connect to the ChannelAdvisor SOAP API, the following credentials are required:

• Account ID
• Profile ID
• Distribution Center ID

Account ID

1. In ChannelAdvisor, go to My Account > Developer Network > Account Authorizations.
2. On the Developer Authorizations page, click the [+] next to Account List to expand your list of available accounts. Gather the Account ID.

Profile ID

3. Find the Profile ID for the desired account.

Distribution Center ID

4. Gather the Distribution Center ID, which is required for inventory sync.

Request ChannelAdvisor SOAP API access in DropStream

1. In your DropStream Dashboard, click Stores.

2. Click the name of your ChannelAdvisor store.
3. Under Connection details, for API version, select SOAP (Version 1).
4. Enter the required SOAP API credentials:

5. On the left, click Request Access to send the request to ChannelAdvisor.

Approve the API request in ChannelAdvisor

ChannelAdvisor requires that SOAP API connections are approved by the account holder before API access is granted. Keep your DropStream window open in the background while performing the following steps.

1. In a new browser tab or window, log in to your ChannelAdvisor account, and go to the Developer Authorizations page.
2. Under Account List, find the new authorization request from DropStream.
3. Under the Actions column, click Approve Access. Verify that the Status changes to Enabled.

Complete the store setup in DropStream

1. In the DropStream connection details, select the Distribution Center Code to enable inventory tracking.
2. When you're done, click Save changes.

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