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Set up a connection to Lightspeed

Naga Sri Hari Gonaboyina
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Lightspeed is a cloud-based POS platform for retailers. It offers retailers tools, including inventory management and retail store management.

Set up a connection

After you start the connection, configure it in the Create connection panel and complete all of the required * authentication settings:

Setting

Instructions

Name your connection * 

Enter a clear and distinguishable name.

Throughout integrator.io imports and exports, you will have the option to choose this new connection. A unique identifier will prove helpful later when selecting it from a list of the connections in your account.

API type * 

Choose your Lightspeed API type:

  • eCom (C-Series): Manage your online store’s products, categories, orders, customers, and discounts to sync eCommerce data with CRMs, ERPs, and fulfillment systems.

  • Retail (R-Series): Access in-store POS data like inventory, sales, customers, employees, and reports to integrate retail operations with accounting tools or analytics systems.

  • Retail (X-Series): Connect to modern cloud-based retail systems for managing sales, products, customers, and locations to build real-time integrations for inventory, reporting, and omnichannel commerce.

Scopes * (Only for eCom (C-Series) and Retail (R-Series)

Scopes are OAuth 2.0 permissions that Lightspeed defines to limit access to your account.

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OAuth 2.0 client * (Only for Retail (R-Series)

Select the OAuth 2.0 client that stores the client ID and client secret provided by Lightspeed.

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To add an OAuth 2.0 client and configure your credentials, click the plus (+) button. Click the edit (pencil.svg) button to modify a selected OAuth 2.0 client. For more information, see Create an OAuth 2.0 iClient resource.

Subdomain * (Only for Retail (X-Series)

Enter your Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) account subdomain. For example, if your account URL is https://celigo.retail.lightspeed.app, then celigo is your subdomain.

Tip

This connector documentation describes only the settings shown for the Simple view. For the corresponding HTTP settings, see the OAuth 2.0 universal connector documentation.

How to retrieve the client ID and client secret

  1. Sign in to your Lightspeed account.

  2. Navigate to Home > Integrations > Add-on details.

  3. Enter an App name.

  4. Enter the Celigo integrator.io Redirect URL.

  5. Click Create.

  6. Copy the Client ID.

  7. Copy the Client secret.

How to configure scopes

  1. Click Scope.

  2. To access all of the scopes in the API, click the » button.

    – or – 

    Check the scopes you want to add and click the > button.

  3. Click Save.

Save and authorize

  1. Click Save and authorize to commit your changes, and proceed to sign in with Lightspeed.

  2. After signing in, review the permissions for the integration and click Authorize application.

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