ℹ️ Note that the LCSC API exclusively supports list prices (no contract prices).
Step 1:
Go to the website https://www.lcsc.com/agent, then press “Apply now”.
Then you’ll be redirected to the Registration page
Step 2:
At the registration page you should fill out information as your Username, Email Address and create a password.
Press “Send Code” and go to your Emails to look for the Confirmation Code.
After putting in the code from the Email - press “Create an account
After creating an account you’ll be redirected to the page on Step 1, where you should also press “Apply now”.
Step 3:
Now you need to fill out all the information on this page. The Luminovo IP address you need to enter is: 20.79.227.93
And then press “Submit”.
Done!
Get the key activated by LCSC
⚠️ The first credentials LCSC sends you will not work in Luminovo yet. LCSC issues every new v3 key against their test API only. The key stays inactive on LCSC's production API until LCSC activates it, and entering it in Luminovo before that will fail no matter how often you retry.
Getting it activated takes one round trip:
You receive the credentials from LCSC.
You send them to us at [email protected].
We run a test call against LCSC's test API from the Luminovo production IP.
We send you the response.
You forward it to LCSC and ask them to activate the key on their production API.
LCSC activates the key and issues the final credentials.
Now you can enter them in Luminovo.
Entering the credentials is the last step, not the first.
Activate the API key in Luminovo
The format of the credentials looks like this:
Key: ygbnFsIV8Gs766jja90s8sd
Secret: iOjevLiSFbkm3mSbHszsnZ75us78A&7d88aduz
To activate the key, go to Settings > Supplier integrations.
The list contains two LCSC entries:
LCSC (V3) – for credentials from LCSC's v3 API.
LCSC – for older credentials issued before the v3 API. This entry carries a Deprecated tag.
If you are not sure which you have, ask LCSC or get in touch with us. Click the row of the matching entry to open its details and click Connect account. Enter the API key, the API secret and the Currency, then click Save. An example can be found below.
Once activated, the API should indicate that it has successfully activated (with the green Active tag) the connection and can be used in Luminovo.
API rate limit upgrade
If you exceed the API rate, please send an e-mail to the contact person listed below:
Name | Mail address |
LCSC Support |
Further information and an email template can be found in this articleUpgrade API rate limits.
Haven't received your API key yet?
If you haven't received your API key after a while, you can send the supplier the email below. Copy it, fill in the parts in brackets, and add your Luminovo contact (CSM or Solutions Engineer) in CC.
Subject: API key request for [Company name] - follow-up
Hi [Contact name / Supplier team],
We requested an API key from you some time ago and wanted to follow up on the status.
We need the key to connect to Luminovo. Is anything blocking the request? If there's anything we can do on our side to speed things up, please let us know.
I've copied [CSM / SolEng name] from Luminovo in case there are any technical questions.
Thanks a lot,
[Name]
[Company name]