---
title: "Start new sync flow"
method: GET
path: "/config/sync/commerce/{commerceKey}/{accountingKey}/start"
tags: ["Connections"]
---

# Start new sync flow

`GET /config/sync/commerce/{commerceKey}/{accountingKey}/start`

Create a new company and connections. Get a URL for Sync Flow, including a one time passcode.

## Path parameters

- `commerceKey` string, required
- `accountingKey` string, required

## Query parameters

- `merchantIdentifier` string

## Response `200`

Success

- SyncFlowUrl
  - `url` string — Sync flow URL.

## Other responses

- `400` — The request made is not valid.
- `401` — Your API request was not properly authorized.
- `402` — An account limit has been exceeded. The type of limit is described in the error property: - You have exceeded the 50-company limit that applies to a Free plan. Delete any companies you no longer need and retry the request. - The requested sync schedule is not allowed. You requested an hourly sync schedule but this functionality is not included in the Free plan. - Your Free account is older than 365 days and has expired. Contact support@codat.io.
- `403` — You are using an outdated API key or a key not associated with that resource.
- `404` — One or more of the resources you referenced could not be found. This might be because your company or data connection id is wrong, or was already deleted.
- `429` — Too many requests were made in a given amount of time. Wait a short period and then try again.
- `500` — There is a problem with our server. Please try again later.
- `503` — The Codat API is temporarily offline for maintenance. Please try again later.

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/codatio/apis/sync-for-commerce.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/codatio/apis/sync-for-commerce/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/codatio/sync-for-commerce/versions/f669e8c3c34f/schema)