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Overview

To authenticate with Buildium, you will need:

1. Client ID - A key that is used to identify your Buildium account.
2. API Key - A secret key used in conjunction with the Client ID to grant Nango permission to access Buildium’s API resources and services.

This guide will walk you through finding these Keys within Buildium.

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Prerequisites:

• You must have a registered Buildium account with an administrator user role.
• A Premium Subscription is also required.
• Additionally, you need to enable the API in the settings. To do so, please follow these steps

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Instructions:

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Step 1: Enabling API

1. Log in to your Buildium dashboard.
2. Open the Settings menu and click Application settings.
3. Under System preferences, click Api settings. A modal will appear.
4. Click the Open API toggle to turn it on. Then click Save.

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Step 2: Finding Your Client ID and Secret

1. Log in to your Buildium dashboard.
2. Open the Settings menu and click Developer Tools.
3. Click the Create API Key button. A modal will appear, enter a Name and Description for your API key submit the form.
4. Now, choose which pieces of Buildium data you want this API key to have access to by marking the corresponding checkboxes. Once finished, click Next.

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Step 3: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

Once you have both the Client ID and Secret:

1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Buildium.
2. Enter both the Client ID and Secret in the designated field.
3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.

You are now connected to Buildium.