Connecting your store

By connecting your BrickLink store to BL Metrics via the BrickLink API, we can import your inventory and keep it automatically up to date. This unlocks powerful features like your full inventory view and our Smart Pricing module, both of which rely on accurate, real-time data.

Smart and efficient syncing

BrickLink limits API usage to 5,000 requests per day per user. To respect this limit and avoid interfering with other tools you may be using (like BrickFreedom or Bricqer), we've built BL Metrics to be extremely efficient:

  • Your inventory is refreshed automatically every 4 hours (1 request per refresh).
  • You can also trigger a manual refresh at any time (e.g. after uploading new parts).

We never use your API key to collect price data, we rely on our own databases. This keeps your request usage minimal.

How to connect your store

You can connect your store in just a few steps:

  1. Go to your BrickLink API settings page: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/api/register_consumer.page
  2. In the “Add Access Token” section, enter 0.0.0.0 for both the IP Address and IP Mask (we may use multiple servers to collect your data).
  3. Click “Add” to generate the new token.
  4. Copy the four API credentials (Consumer Key, Consumer Secret, Token Value, Token Secret) and enter them into your BL Metrics settings.

That's it, your store will be connected, and your inventory will start syncing automatically.

Prefer not to connect?

Using the API is optional. If you prefer not to share your API key, you can still use many BL Metrics features by manually uploading your store inventory. Simply export it from BrickLink and upload the file in your inventory view.