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Set up a connection to Basware

Basware is a cloud‑based purchase‑to‑pay (P2P) and e‑invoicing solutions that enable organizations to automate spend management, streamline procure‑to‑pay processes, and gain real‑time visibility and financial control.

Important

The Basware connector is in BETA and may be subject to changes.

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 Basware account API type:

  • Basware: Exchange core P2P and AP automation data, including master data, invoices, purchase orders, and user information to streamline procurement and finance operations.

  • Vault: Archive invoices, attachments, and documents in a compliant long-term repository to support secure storage, auditing, and easy retrieval.

  • Data access: Retrieve raw production data such as invoices, users, suppliers, and orders for reporting, analytics, or integration with data platforms.

  • SmartPDF: Upload PDF invoices to extract data using AI-powered recognition and convert them into structured eInvoices for automated processing.

  • Network: Send and receive electronic business documents worldwide with support for format conversion, status tracking, and delivery confirmations.

API type: Basware 

API version * 

Select your Basware account API version (v1 or v2). 

Environment * 

Select your Basware account environment:

  • Production

    • Australia: If your account URL is https://api.au.basware.com

    • Canada: If your account URL is https://api.ca.basware.com

    • Europe: If your account URL is https://api.basware.com

    • USA: If your account URL is https://api.us.basware.com

  • Test:

    • Australia: If your account URL is https://test-api.au.basware.com

    • Canada: If your account URL is https://test-api.ca.basware.com

    • Europe: If your account URL is https://test-api.basware.com

    • USA: If your account URL is https://test-api.us.basware.com

Region * 

Select your Basware account region (Australia, Canada, Europe, or USA).

Auth type * 

Select your Basware account authentication type (Basic or OAuth 2.0).

Auth type: Basic 

Username * 

Enter your Basware account username.

Password * 

Enter your Basware account password.

Multiple layers of protection are in place, including AES 256 encryption, to keep your connection’s password safe. When editing this form later, you must enter this token again; it is stored only when the connection is saved and never displayed as text.

Auth type: OAuth 2.0 

OAuth 2.0 client * 

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

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.

Scope *

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

dataLoad.svg​​ How to configure scopes

API type: Vault 

Environment * 

Select your Basware account environment: 

  • Production

    • Europe: If your account URL is https://api.basware.com

  • Test:

    • Europe: If your account URL is https://test-api.basware.com

Region *

Select your Basware account region (Europe).

Vault ID *

Enter your Basware account vault ID required for the Ping URL https://api.basware.com/v1/vaults/{{{settings.connection.vaultId}}}/documents/status.

Username *

Enter your Basware account username.

Password *

Enter your Basware account password.

Multiple layers of protection are in place, including AES 256 encryption, to keep your connection’s password safe. When editing this form later, you must enter this token again; it is stored only when the connection is saved and never displayed as text.

API type: Data access

Environment *

Select your Basware account environment: 

  • Production

    • Australia: If your account URL is https://api.au.basware.com

    • Europe: If your account URL is https://api.basware.com

    • USA: If your account URL is https://api.us.basware.com

Region *

Select your Basware account region (Australia, Europe, or USA).

Auth type *

Select your Basware account authentication type (Basic or OAuth 2.0).

Auth type: Basic

Username *

Enter your Basware account username.

Password *

Enter your Basware account password.

Multiple layers of protection are in place, including AES 256 encryption, to keep your connection’s password safe. When editing this form later, you must enter this token again; it is stored only when the connection is saved and never displayed as text.

Auth type: OAuth 2.0

OAuth 2.0 client *

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

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.

Scope *

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

dataLoad.svg​​ How to configure scopes

API type: SmartPDF

Environment *

Select your Basware account environment: 

  • Production

    • Europe: If your account URL is https://api.basware.com

  • Test:

    • Europe: If your account URL is https://test-api.basware.com

Region *

Select your Basware account region (Europe).

API access key *

Enter your Basware account API access key.

Multiple layers of protection are in place, including AES 256 encryption, to keep your connection’s access key safe. When editing this form later, you must enter this token again; it is stored only when the connection is saved and never displayed as text.

API type: Network

API version *

Select your Basware account API version (v1, v1.1, v2, or v3).

Vendor ID * (for V1 API version)

Enter your Basware account vendor ID for the Ping URL https://api.basware.com/v1/vendorDetails/{{{settings.connection.vendorId}}}.

BUM ID * (for V3 API version)

Enter your Basware account BUM ID for the Ping URL https://api.basware.com/v3/invoices/{{{settings.connection.bumId}}}.

Username *

Enter your Basware account username.

Password *

Enter your Basware account password.

Multiple layers of protection are in place, including AES 256 encryption, to keep your connection’s password safe. When editing this form later, you must enter this token again; it is stored only when the connection is saved and never displayed as text.

Tip

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

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.