How to Find Your WooCommerce API Credentials

Spark Shipping connects to your store using WooCommerce's built-in REST API. You'll need three things: your store's web address, plus a Consumer Key and Consumer Secret that you generate inside the WooCommerce dashboard. The steps below walk you through creating them. WooCommerce version 3.0 or later is required.

1. Log in to your WooCommerce site as an administrator
   • This is your WordPress admin dashboard, usually found at https://your-store.com/wp-admin
   • You must be logged in as an Administrator to create API keys
2. Open the REST API settings
   • In the left menu, go to WooCommerce → Settings
   • Click the Advanced tab at the top
   • Click REST API
3. Create a new API key
   • Click Add key (or "Create an API key")
   • Description: enter something you'll recognize later, such as "Spark Shipping"
   • User: select an administrator account on your store (tip: you can create a dedicated Administrator user, for example "SparkShipping", just for this key)
   • Permissions: choose Read/Write — Spark Shipping needs to read orders and update inventory and tracking
   • Click Generate API key
4. Copy the Consumer Key and Consumer Secret
   • WooCommerce will now show a Consumer Key (it begins with ck_) and a Consumer Secret (it begins with cs_)
   • Copy both values right away — the Consumer Secret is only shown once. If you navigate away you'll have to generate a new key
5. Add them to Spark Shipping
   • On your WooCommerce site's Credentials page in Spark Shipping, enter your store URL
   • Paste the values into Consumer Key and Consumer Secret and save the site
   • Once the connection works, the page shows your WooCommerce and WordPress versions

Note: We recommend serving your store over HTTPS. Spark Shipping can also connect to a store that only uses HTTP, but your API keys are better protected over HTTPS.

If the connection still fails, see WooCommerce credentials failing.