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Carden

Getting started

Choose the provider you are implementing, establish its role, and follow that provider's setup path in order.

On this page

Choose an integration

Start with the system you are connecting now. Each provider tree keeps setup, linked-source workflow, API usage, and troubleshooting together.

Accounting

QuickBooks Online

Authorize a company, import authoritative invoices, and review source records and mappings.

Payments

Stripe

Add fields to an existing Stripe request and connect the actual account for payment confirmation.

Payments

Square

Add factual order context to an existing Square backend and report observed Payment states.

Payments

Braintree

Add Level 2/3 fields to an existing Braintree transaction and connect a restricted key for webhook evidence.

Before you connect

  • Sign in to the intended merchant workspace and select test or production.
  • Confirm that you have authority for the provider account and the Carden integration you will change.
  • Keep provider credentials in the systems that already own them.
  • Use separate credentials and least-privilege scopes for accounting, payment, and reporting responsibilities.

Connect systems one at a time

An accounting integration supplies authoritative commercial data. A payment integration supplies payment activity and, through separately governed reconciliation, settlement evidence. Set up and validate each connection independently before linking a supported workflow.

Environments

Keep provider modes, records, and credentials aligned.

Permissions

Choose the minimum access for people and services.

Authentication

Keep human sign-in, Carden keys, and provider credentials separate.

Validate the boundary

  • Confirm the integration appears in the intended merchant and environment.
  • Review connection state, import status, and safe provider errors.
  • Use approved test data before enabling production activity.
  • Retain Carden request IDs and provider references without logging secrets.
  • Follow the selected provider's setup and troubleshooting pages before handling live financial data.