Set up a connection to Loop Returns

Loop links: API guide, Authentication

1. Set up a Loop Returns connection

Start establishing a connection to Loop Returns in either of the following ways:

• From the Resources menu, select Connections. Then, click + Create connection at the top right.
      – or –
• While working in a new or existing integration, you can add an application to a flow simply by clicking Add source or Add destination.

In the resulting Application list, click Loop Returns.

The Create connection pane then asks you to name the new connection.

Be sure to provide a clear and distinguishable Name as soon as the connection is created. Throughout integrator.io imports and exports, you will have the option to choose this new connection, and a unique identifier will prove helpful later when selecting among a list of connections that you’ve created.

Click Next to configure the connection.

2. Supply required Loop Returns account information

At this point, you’re presented with a series of options for providing Loop Returns authentication.

API key (required): Enter the API key from your Loop Returns account. Multiple layers of protection are in place, including AES 256 encryption, to keep your token safe. 

How to retrieve the API key from Loop Returns

Log in to your Loop Returns developer account at admin.loopreturns.com/login, and enter your username and password.

Once you’ve logged in, click Settings. Then in the Settings page, click Developers.

Scroll down to API keys and copy the key or generate a new one.

3. Edit advanced Loop Returns settings

Before continuing, you have the opportunity to provide additional configuration information, if needed, for the Loop Returns connection. 

Borrow concurrency from (optional): Select another connection from the list....

Concurrency level (optional): Up to 25 allowed....

4. Test and save

Once you have configured the Loop Returns connection, you have a few options for continuing:

• Test – click this button to verify that your new connection is free of errors
• Test and save – click this button to test the connection, commit the new connection so that it will be available to all integrations for your account 
• Cancel – click to exit without saving any new changes

When you select Test or Test and save, the connection is verified before continuing.

The new connection is now successfully added to your account. It will be applied to the current source or destination app, if you created it within a flow. Otherwise, you may proceed to register the connection with an integration.