# Steps to Integrate

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This page provides a step-by-step overview for resellers connecting to suppliers that use Ventrata. For other use cases (for example, a Ventrata client building their own checkout or an operator connection), contact <connectivity@ventrata.com>.
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### Step 1: Review Documentation and Plan

Review this documentation and familiarize your team with the OCTO API and Ventrata's implementation.

Decide which [Endpoints and Capabilities](https://docs.ventrata.com/getting-started/request-capabilities) you will implement. Ventrata requires all resellers to support OCTO core endpoints as a minimum:

* [Products](https://docs.ventrata.com/octo-core/products)
* [Availability](https://docs.ventrata.com/octo-core/availability)
* [Booking](https://docs.ventrata.com/octo-core/bookings)

Implementing capabilities is optional, but Ventrata strongly recommends at least [Pricing](https://docs.ventrata.com/capabilities/pricing), because dynamic pricing is now widely used by [Ventrata clients](https://docs.ventrata.com/additional-resources/ventrata-clients).

Contact us if you have implementation questions or want to discuss specific capabilities.
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### Step 2: Develop

Build the integration. Most resellers complete development in 2 to 10 days. If you already support OCTO with another booking or ticketing system, you can usually proceed directly to [testing](https://docs.ventrata.com/getting-started/test-credentials).

Test as you build using Ventrata's EdinExplore account, a fictional supplier created for this purpose. It includes common product configurations and gives access to products, bookings, and API logs. See [Test Credentials](https://docs.ventrata.com/getting-started/test-credentials) for access.
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### Step 3: Test

After self-testing your implementation with EdinExplore, contact <connectivity@ventrata.com> for integration review and approval. We will also require your company name, a logo, a favicon, a short, supplier facing description and a link to your website for your listing on Ventrata.

The review response target is 1 to 2 business days. We may ask for additional test bookings (including updates and cancellations), a voucher sample, and confirmation of supported capabilities before go-live approval.
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### Step 4: Go Live

After approval, your integration is added to Ventrata's partner list and documented in our [helpdesk](https://ventrata.crisp.help/en/category/connectivity-1dqf093/), so suppliers can enable it and share API keys with your team.

At that point, you can contact [Ventrata clients](https://docs.ventrata.com/additional-resources/ventrata-clients) to connect products and begin selling.
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