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      Supplier Integrations: How to connect to Online Components

      Do you want to integrate the Online Components API?

      Quick steps:

      What information can I retrieve?

      Contract pricing: the Online Components API will retrieve your negotiated prices.

      What information do I need to provide to CQ team?

      The needed information depends on what type of prices you want/have access to.

      Do you have an Online Components representative?

      • If YES, you will have to provide:
        • Name of your Online Components Representative.
        • Email address of your Online Components Representative
        • Region where your Online Components Representative is located.
      • If NO, you will have to provide:
        • API Key (provided by Online Components team).

      What do I need to do?

      When I do have an Online Components representative

      1. Reach out to your Calcuquote Account Manager to request this API. 
      2. Specify the following information
        1. Name of your Online Components representative.
        2. Email address of your Online Components representative
        3. Region where your Online Components representative is located.
      3. You CalcuQuote Account Manager will reach out to your Online Components representative and will request the API for you.
      4. The Online Components team will provide the API Key
      5. Your CalcuQuote Account Manager will setup the credentials in your application

      If I DON'T have an Online Components representative.

      1. Go to https://www.onlinecomponents.com/
      2. At the top of the screen, log in with your Online Components account or create a new one. 
      3. After logging in, navigate to My Account at the top of the screen. 
      4. Click on My Profile, and use the menu on the left-hand side to choose API Access Request.
      5. Fill out the request form:
        1. API Request reason - indicate the following: "API usage within CalcuQuote" and asking for 10,000 calls/day
        2. Type of API Needed: Choose Price and Availability.
        3. Expected Number of API Calls per Dat: 10,000
      6. Click on Submit.
      7. Someone from Online Components will review your request, and they will approve/reject it. 
      8. If approved, the Online Components team will send you the API Key.
      9. Share the API Key with your CalcuQuote Account Manager.
      10. The CQ Team will then setup the API accordingly and will confirm back to you the connection is successful.

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