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# How to generate WooCommerce API key (permission)

Follow these steps if you haven't created WooCommerce API keys before. 

Before generating the **WooCommerce API key**, there is a simple step that needs to be considered:  
  
a. Log in to your WordPress admin panel and go to **Common** **Settings > Permalinks**

b. Ensure that Permalinks is **NOT** Plain

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||| Please ensure the Settings > Permalinks is NOT set to Plain

  
Follow the steps below to generate the WooCommerce API keys:

Step 1: Go to **WooCommerce > Settings**  

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Step 2: On the Settings page navigate to the **Advanced** tab and select **Rest API**. Click **Add key** or **Create an API key** button.

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Step 3: Fill up the form. Give a proper description of your key. Select your user, usually, it is you as an Admin or another user who has Admin privileges in your site. Also, set the permission to **Read/Write**. Click **Generate API key** button.

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Step 4: Your API keys will be generated. We need both the **Consumer Key** and **Consumer Secret**. Copy both Consumer Key and Consumer Secret.

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Step 5: Paste your **WooCommerce Consumer and Secret keys** into the syncX: Stock Sync page. If your store API becomes inactive, you'll need to re-enter new API keys.

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