Xentral Integration

Connect your Xentral shop to your byrd account by following these steps:

1. Connect Your Shop in Your Xentral Account

• In your Xentral instance dashboard, navigate to: “Administration” → “System”→ “API account.”
• Create a new API account:
  • Enable options: Active and UTF8 Clean.
  • Create a name (e.g., byrd) for the account.
  • Create a username (e.g., byrd) and set a password.
• Enable following permissions (checkboxes in the Permissions section):
  • List Articles
  • Standard Article Edit
  • Create Tracking Number
  • List Delivery Notes
• Save the API account by clicking “Save”.

2. Configure your warehouse settings in Xentral

• Go to: “Fulfillment” → “Warehouse Management” in your Xentral dashboard.
• Select your warehouse and click “Edit”.
• Go to the "Shelves" tab.
• byrd requires at least one shelf name to manage stocks. If you don’t have a designated shelf or want to use a new one for byrd, create a shelf named ‘byrd’.

• To create a new shelf, use the "Create a new shelf" button.

Important: Note down the shelf name so you can enter it into the byrd Dashboard during the final step described below.

3. Log in Add Shop Connection in Your Account

• Log in to your byrd account.
• Go to your name (top right corner, drop-down arrow) and click on “Settings”.
• Click on the "Shop Connections" tab. 
• Select "Xentral."
• Fill in the following information:
  • Shop Name.
  • URL: Enter here your Xentral URL (e.g., https://www.xentral.com/api)
  • Username (API Account): Enter your Xentral API username
  • Password (API Account): Enter your Xentral API password
  • Warehouse Shelf Name (optional): Specify your warehouse shelf name, if applicable
• Click "Save."