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# How to Integrate Mercado Libre with Daton

### Pre-requisites

Before starting, ensure you have 

* An active Daton and Mercado Libre developer account.

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**Important Note:**

While authenticating in Daton please use the seller credentials with **Admin-level** permissions to pull the data.

*For more information, see* [*Performing the Authorization*](https://developers.mercadolibre.com.ar/es_ar/autenticacion-y-autorizacion#Realizando-la-autorizaci%C3%B3n)*.*
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### Task 1: **Get your** Mercado Libre Client ID and Client Secret

Perform the following steps to get your Mercado Libre Client ID and Client Secret:  

1. [Sign in](https://mercadolibre.com/) to your Mercado Libre developer account.
2. Navigate to Profile and click **My Apps**.
3. If you already have an app, select it. Otherwise, click on **Create New App** to add a new one.\
   Please refer to the [Mercado Libre authentication documentation](https://developers.mercadolibre.com.mx/en_us/authentication-and-authorization) for additional details.
4. Click **Edit** to access the App Settings.
5. Both the Client ID and Client Secret corresponding to your app will be displayed. 

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   Copy and save these credentials as they are essential for establishing a secure integration between Daton and Mercado Libre.

### Task 2: Integrate Daton with Mercado Libre

1. Log in to your [Daton account](https://daton.sarasanalytics.com/u/integrations-list) and search for Mercado Libre in the list of Connectors, then click **Configure**.
2. Enter or select the following details and click **Authenticate**:&#x20;

   * Integration Name (required)\
     *Note that the Integration Name will be used to create the integration tables and cannot be modified later.*
   * Optionally, add a description to identify the integration.
   * Replication Frequency&#x20;
   * Replication Start Date
   * Attribution Window (required)
   * Optionally, expand the **Advanced Configuration Options** section and, based on your requirements, modify the options to control the loading behavior of Daton.

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3. Provide your Mercado Libre **Client ID** and **Client Secret** as obtained from [Task 1](#task-1-get-your-mercado-libre-client-id-and-client-secret), and hit **Authenticate.**

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4. You'll be now redirected to the Mercado Libre **login page** in a new browser tab; proceed to log in to your account and return to your Daton integration tab.

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5. After successful authentication, you will be redirected to the Daton's integration page to choose from the list of available tables. Select the required tables and click **Next**.&#x20;
   * Based on your requirement, select specific options for each selected table.
6. Select the required fields for each table and click **Submit.**&#x20;
   * **Note** that you will be prompted to select the destination for your account.
7. Select the destination for extracting Mercado Libre data for replication and click **Confirm**. An integration successful message will be displayed.

## Important Note

* Integrations would begin in the Pending state and change to the Active state once the first job successfully loaded data into the configured warehouse.&#x20;
* Users can check job status and process logs from the integration details page by clicking on the integration name in the active list.&#x20;
* Users can Re-Authenticate, Edit, Clone, Pause, or Delete the integration at any moment by clicking on settings. You can also adjust the frequency and history of the integration.&#x20;
* On the Sources page, click Integration to access each table in your integration. The page also shows the state of each table, the last replicated time, and the Reload access buttons.&#x20;