| Plugging your store’s METRC API key into Marijuana Software unlocks live inventory sync, automated sales uploads, and compliance alerts. Follow the quick checklist below—total time: about two minutes. | 
| 1  •  Generate a User API Key in METRC | 
| a. | 
Log in to METRC. | 
| b. | 
Click your Username ▼ ➔ API Keys. | 
| c. | 
Click Generate and copy the 52-character key. | 
| 2  •  Add the Key to Marijuana Software | 
| a. | 
Log in to MarijuanaSoftwareLLC.com. | 
| b. | 
Main menu ➔ Edit Account. | 
| c. | 
Scroll to METRC Settings. | 
| d. | 
Paste the API key into API Key. | 
| e. | 
Enter your METRC License # and Start Date. | 
| f. | 
Click Update Store Account. | 
| 3  •  Optional – Turn On Automatic Sales Upload | 
Automatically Upload Sales to METRC 
- In the same METRC Settings section, toggle Automatically Upload Sales to METRC to ON.
 
- When enabled, every sale is reported to METRC the moment it closes—no extra clicks.
 
- If left OFF, sales queue on the Upload Sales to METRC page until a user clicks Upload Sales to METRC. Those manually-uploaded sales will be stamped with the name of the employee who presses the button.
 
 
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| ✅ Connection complete—your store is now linked to METRC. | 
| What Happens Next? | 
- Packages begin syncing within minutes.
 
- You can import inventory and, depending on your toggle, auto-upload or manually upload sales.
 
- If you regenerate your key in METRC, paste the new one here to keep syncing uninterrupted.
 
 
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