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Authorization

Follow this guide to create a new Coupa credential that will allow Nexla to authenticate to and exchange data with your Coupa account.
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Coupa

Prerequisites​

Before creating a Coupa credential, you need to obtain an API URL and API key from your Coupa account. The API URL and API key are required to authenticate with the Coupa API.

To obtain your API URL and API key, you need to have a Coupa account with API access enabled. Once you have access to your account, you can view and manage your API keys in the Coupa admin setup tab. The API URL should be of the format https://{instance_name}.coupahost.com where {instance_name} is your Coupa instance name. The API key is sent in the X-COUPA-API-KEY header for all API requests to the Coupa API. For detailed information about API key setup and authentication, refer to the Coupa API documentation.

Create a Coupa Credential​

  • To create a new Coupa credential, after selecting the data source/destination type, click the Add Credential tile to open the Add New Credential overlay.

New Credential Overlay – Coupa

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Credential Name & Description​

  1. Enter a name for the credential in the Credential Name field and a short, meaningful description in the Credential Description field.

    Resource descriptions are recommended but are not required. They should be used provide information about the resource purpose, data freshness, etc. that can help the owner and other users efficiently understand and utilize the resource.

API URL​

  1. Enter your Coupa API URL in the API URL field. This should be of the format https://{instance_name}.coupahost.com where {instance_name} is your Coupa instance name. The API URL is used to construct the full endpoint URLs for API requests.

    The API URL should be of the format https://{instance_name}.coupahost.com where {instance_name} is your Coupa instance name. The API URL is used to construct the full endpoint URLs for API requests. For detailed information about determining your API URL, see the Coupa API documentation.

API Key Authentication​

  1. Enter your Coupa API key in the API Key field. This is the API key you obtained from your Coupa admin setup tab. The API key is sent in the X-COUPA-API-KEY header for all API requests to the Coupa API.

    Keep your API key secure and do not share it publicly. The API key provides access to your Coupa account and should be treated as sensitive information. You can view and manage your API keys in the Coupa admin setup tab. The API key is sent in the X-COUPA-API-KEY header for all API requests to the Coupa API. For detailed information about obtaining and managing API keys, see the Coupa API documentation.

Save the Credential​

  1. Once all of the relevant steps in the above sections have been completed, click the Save button at the bottom of the overlay to save the configured credential.

  2. The newly added credential will now appear in a tile on the Authenticate screen during data source/destination creation and can be selected for use with a new data source or destination.