Connecting the Real Time Shipping Quotes app to TQL consists of the following steps:
1. Obtain your TQL connection credentials
To connect the app to TQL Trax, you’ll need the following information:
- Client ID
- Client Secret – Provided only if connecting to TQL’s “legacy” API.
- TQL Trax Username
- TQL Trax Password
- Subscription Key
These credentials will be provided to you by TQL. If you don’t have this information, email integrationrequests@tql.com or contact your TQL Account Executive.
2. Connect the application to the TQL’s API.
Using the app’s navigation menu, click on the Shipping Providers link. Locate TQL in the list of available integrations, and click the Add Account link.
If you previously activated the TQL integration, locate it in the Installed Providers or Inactive Installed Providers list and click on the Connection Settings link.
The Connection Settings page is used to establish the app’s connection to TQL’s Application Programming Interface (API). Enter the information prompted for, then click Save Settings. After the settings have been saved, click on the Test Connection button. You’ll see a success message if the app was able to establish a connection with the TQL servers. If the test failed, something about your connection settings information is incorrect. Make the necessary corrections and try again.
After you succeed at establishing successful connections to the TQL servers, return to the User’s Guide for the app.
| Nickname | Enter a nickname to use for the app. It is for your use only and will not be visible to visitors to your store. |
| Which API will you connect to? | Select “New API” or “Legacy API”. If TQL gave you a Client ID and a Client Secret, then you will connect to the Legacy API. If you weren’t provided with a Client Secret, select “New API” from the dropdown. |
| Client ID | Enter the Client ID provided by TQL. |
| Client Secret | A field to collect this value will be present only if you are connecting to the Legacy API. TQL will not provide a Client Secret if you will be connecting to its New API. |
| Username | Enter your username to TQL Trax. |
| Password | Enter your password to TQL Trax. |
| Subscription Key | Enter the Subscription Key provided by TQL. |