ℹ️ TrustedParts is an aggregator website across many distributors for electronic components. Its big benefit is that it only returns offers from 100% authorized sources and includes offers from some franchised distributors that cannot be found through other aggregators.
We use TrustedParts both for fetching offers and searching for parts, so even if you don't want their offers (which you can deactivate by preferring direct API integrations in the solution preferences) we still encourage you to get your own API key. This way you can benefit from better rate limits when searching for parts.
Step 1 - API request credentials
Detailed instructions can be found here on the TrustedParts website or you follow the instructions from the video below.
A detailed description of the process is as follows:
Register for a new account, and verify your email address. If you already have an account Sign in to your account and follow the steps below..
You will receive a mail. click on the confirmation link in the mail to proceed. You will be redirected to the login page. Login with the credentials you created before.
Open the My Account page in the top right corner and click on ADDITIONAL FEATURES. Then click on TrustedParts.com API / Distributor Stock Search (DSS) to open the request form (see image below)
Fill out the request form with your personal and company information such as name, URL, email address, company address and so on. An example can be found below.
Scroll down and follow the API related questions. An explanation of the questions together with an answer is stated in the table below.
Attribute / Question | Answer |
Expected Number of User Requests Per Day * | 2500 |
Expected Number of Crawler Requests Per Day | 0 |
Check here if you plan to make an API integration
| ✅ Check this checkbox, as you will use the credentials in Luminovo. |
Check here if you plan to use the DSS widget
| 🔲 Do not select this checkbox. |
Reason for Request * | We are requesting the API key in order to use it in our Luminovo sourcing software |
Accept the terms (If this is the case) and click on submit. You should now see the following page.
💡 When submitting the API request form, make sure to mention that you are requesting the API key for Luminovo, as this will speed up the approval of your request.
Step 2 - Activate the API key in Luminovo
Your request will be approved by TrustedParts which can take some time. Once you received the approval, log in in to your TrustedParts account and select the API Key tab (see image below)
Copy the Company ID and API key and upload the credentials in the Luminovo settings under Supplier API integration > TrustedParts. Select the corresponding Country and Currency for the API. Click Save to activate the API in Luminovo.
Once activated, the API should indicate that it has successfully activated (with the green Activate tag) the connection and can be used in Luminovo.