> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Example of Unified API implementation

###### The following steps are an example of how you could use Chift API to retrieve a list of clients on the accounting software (Odoo) of one of your clients/consumers.

1. Activate `Odoo` as an available integration for your clients
2. Get a BEARER token so that you can perform requests on our API. [See the authentication section.](/developer-guides/authentication)
3. Create a consumer by using the UI interface or by using the [Create consumer](/api-reference/endpoints/consumers/create-new-consumer) endpoint.
4. If you use the API, you will receive the consumerid as response. If you use the UI, you will be able to see the consumerid by clicking on the eye icon.
5. Configure an Odoo connection, either by using the UI to navigate to the connection page, or by retrieving the connection page URL and sharing it with your client by using the [Add a new connection](/api-reference/endpoints/connections/add-new-connection) endpoint.
6. This step is normally performed by your "clients": Open the Connection page and click on Connect new to enter your Odoo credentials to be able to connect to Odoo.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/chift/aWq5vbrf-53qII-A/assets/docs/developer-guides/connect_tool.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=aWq5vbrf-53qII-A&q=85&s=c4133b944ef456e372cefeb36808042b" alt="image.png" width="1341" height="818" data-path="assets/docs/developer-guides/connect_tool.png" />

7. Once your connection is created, you can use the [Get active connections](/api-reference/endpoints/connections/get-connections) to verify that the connection is active for your client.

8. Now, you can for example use the [Accounting - Get clients](/api-reference/endpoints/accounting/get-clients) endpoint with the `consumerid` to retrieve a list of clients on the Odoo of your consumer/client.

> We achieved the goal of this demonstration. You can test other endpoints of the [Accounting API](/api-reference/endpoints/accounting) to enjoy the power of Chift!
