Marketplace-specific configurations

Important

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A shipping connector is a standalone service that acts as a translator for a specific shipper. Because a single instance of the shipping connector can support multiple marketplaces or tenants (defined by an ad-tenant header that identifies who is making the call) on an AppDirect marketplace, we recommend that you store marketplace-specific configurations as a separate entity in the connector database (the database that you use when you build the shipping connector). Because the same connector serves multiple marketplaces, you must include marketplace-specific values to ensure that calls are directed to the right marketplace.

Following are examples of fields that you might need to store.

Stored configuration	Details
Marketplace-specific API URL	Required if the shipper provides specific URLs for a marketplace
Marketplace-specific credentials	Must be encrypted
Marketplace-specific configuration	Depending on your shipper's requirements, you can store marketplace-specific configurations—for example, billing account number.