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# WooCommerce credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

* [WooCommerce](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.woocommerce.md)
* [WooCommerce Trigger](/integrations/builtin/trigger-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.woocommercetrigger.md)

## Prerequisites <a href="#prerequisites" id="prerequisites"></a>

* Install the [WooCommerce](https://woocommerce.com/) plugin on your WordPress website.
* In WordPress, go to **Settings > Permalinks** and set your WordPress permalinks to use something other than **Plain**.

## Supported authentication methods <a href="#supported-authentication-methods" id="supported-authentication-methods"></a>

* API key

## Related resources <a href="#related-resources" id="related-resources"></a>

Refer to [WooCommerce's REST API documentation](https://developer.woocommerce.com/docs/getting-started-with-the-woocommerce-rest-api/) for more information about the service.

## Using API key <a href="#using-api-key" id="using-api-key"></a>

To configure this credential, you'll need:

* A **Consumer Key**: Created when you generate an API key.
* A **Consumer Secret**: Created when you generate an API key.
* A **WooCommerce URL**

To generate an API key and set up your credential:

1. Go to **WooCommerce > Settings > Advanced > Rest API > Add key**.
2. Select **Read/Write** from the **Permissions** dropdown.
3. Copy the generated **Consumer Key** and **Consumer Secret** and enter them into your n8n credentials.
4. Enter your WordPress site URL as the **WooCommerce URL**.
5. By default, n8n passes your credential details in the Authorization header. If you need to pass them as query string parameters instead, turn on **Include Credentials in Query**.

Refer to [Generate Keys](https://developer.woocommerce.com/docs/getting-started-with-the-woocommerce-rest-api/#3-generate-keys) for more information.

## Resolve "Consumer key is missing" error <a href="#resolve-consumer-key-is-missing-error" id="resolve-consumer-key-is-missing-error"></a>

When you try to connect your credentials, you may receive an error like this: `Consumer key is missing`.

This occurs when the server can't parse the Authorization header details when authenticating over SSL.

To resolve it, turn on the **Include Credentials in Query** toggle to pass the consumer key/secret as query string parameters instead and retry the credential.


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