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• API keys: start here, every key and where it goes
  One table of every key, secret and token VisionScaper can use, what each one turns on, where you paste it and the guide that shows how to get it.
• Get your Google Maps keys (address autocomplete, 3D, route planner)
  Create a Google Cloud project, turn on billing and the right APIs, make two restricted keys and paste them into VisionScaper.
• Get your Google sign-in Client ID and secret
  Create a Google OAuth web client so customers can use "Sign in with Google" on your VisionScaper site.
• Get your Google Contacts Client ID and secret
  Turn on the People API and create an OAuth client so VisionScaper can sync customers with Google Contacts.
• Get your Facebook App ID and App secret
  Create a Meta app with Facebook Login so customers can sign in to VisionScaper with Facebook.
• Sign in with Apple (not included in VisionScaper)
  VisionScaper 2.51.0 offers Google and Facebook sign-in only; there are no Apple keys to enter.
• Get your fal.ai API key
  Create a fal.ai key and paste it into the fal.ai API key field in VisionScaper.
• Get your Black Forest Labs (FLUX) API key
  Create a Black Forest Labs key and credits, then paste it into VisionScaper.
• Get your Pl@ntNet API key
  Create a Pl@ntNet account, copy your private key, and paste it into VisionScaper.
• Set up the vision model (no separate key)
  VisionScaper's vision model runs through fal.ai: you only need the fal.ai key plus a model name.
• Get an Expo access token (optional)
  Create an Expo access token for push notifications, only needed if enhanced push security is on.
• Get your Retell AI keys
  Create a Retell API key, mark it as the webhook key, and paste the details into the AI Receptionist screen.
• Get your Vapi keys
  Create a Vapi private API key and paste it into the AI Receptionist screen.
• Get your Bland keys
  Where to find a Bland API key and which VisionScaper fields to fill. Dashboard steps are partly unverified.
• Get your ElevenLabs key
  Create an ElevenLabs API key and paste it into the AI Receptionist screen.
• Get your Cartesia key
  Create a Cartesia API key and paste it into the AI Receptionist screen.
• Get your Deepgram key
  Create a Deepgram API key and paste it into the AI Receptionist screen.
• Get your Stripe secret key
  Find or create the Stripe secret key and paste it into VisionScaper so the site can take card payments.
• Get your Stripe webhook signing secret
  Add VisionScaper's address in Stripe, pick the events it needs, and copy the whsec_ signing secret.
• Set up Stripe Connect for contractor payments
  Turn on Connect in your Stripe account so each contractor can be onboarded and paid out through VisionScaper.
• Stripe test mode and live mode
  Try payments safely with test keys, then switch VisionScaper to live keys and a matching webhook secret.
• Replace or rotate a Stripe key
  Safely swap the Stripe secret key or webhook secret in VisionScaper without dropping payments.
• Get your Twilio Account SID and Auth Token
  Find the Twilio Account SID and Auth Token and paste them into VisionScaper's text-message settings.
• Buy a Twilio phone number for texting
  Get a text-capable Twilio number and enter it in VisionScaper as the number texts come from.
• Create a Twilio Messaging Service
  Make a Messaging Service, add your number, and paste its MG SID into VisionScaper.
• Register for A2P 10DLC on Twilio
  The registration US carriers require before business texts are delivered, and what you need to have ready.
• Twilio campaign type for marketing texts
  Why marketing texts need their own A2P campaign, and what VisionScaper does to stay within the rules.
• Point Twilio at VisionScaper
  Set the incoming-message and incoming-call webhook addresses on your Twilio number so replies reach VisionScaper.
• Get your Telnyx API key
  Create a Telnyx API key and enter it with your sending number and messaging profile in VisionScaper.
• Telnyx number and messaging profile
  Buy a text-capable Telnyx number, create a messaging profile, and attach one to the other.
• Register for 10DLC on Telnyx
  The four Telnyx steps – brand, vetting, campaign, number assignment – needed before business texts are delivered.
• Telnyx webhook address and secret
  Where to put VisionScaper's Telnyx address, and an important note about how VisionScaper checks the secret.
• Get your Postmark Server API token
  Find the Postmark Server API token, set up a Broadcast stream and a verified sender, and fill VisionScaper's Marketing page.
• Postmark webhook for bounces and complaints
  Add the Postmark webhook address from VisionScaper's Marketing page and pick the four events.
• Get your Resend API key
  Create a Resend API key, verify a sending domain, and select Resend as the email service in VisionScaper.
• Resend webhook address and secret
  Point Resend at VisionScaper for bounces and complaints, and understand a signature mismatch in the current code.
• Get your SendGrid API key
  Create a SendGrid API key, authenticate your domain, and select SendGrid in VisionScaper Messaging.
• SendGrid Event Webhook and secret
  Add VisionScaper's address as a SendGrid Event Webhook, with a note about SendGrid's own signing method.
• Get your Amazon SES access key, secret key and region
  Create an IAM user for sending, make its access key, and enter the keys and region in VisionScaper.
• Verify your domain in Amazon SES
  Create a verified identity for your sending domain in SES and add the DKIM records it shows.
• Move Amazon SES out of the sandbox
  New SES accounts can only email verified addresses. Request production access to email customers.
• Amazon SES SMTP credentials versus API keys
  VisionScaper needs an AWS access key and secret, not SMTP credentials. Here is the difference, plus a note on SES events.
• Get your QuickBooks Client ID and Client Secret
  Create an app at Intuit's developer site, add VisionScaper's redirect address, and enter the keys under Connected apps.
• QuickBooks webhook and Security key
  Optional setup that makes QuickBooks tell VisionScaper right away when a customer or invoice changes.
• Get your Xero Client ID and Client Secret
  Create a web app at Xero's developer site, add VisionScaper's redirect address, and connect your organisation.
• Make a VisionScaper access key for Zapier
  Create an access key in the Contractor Hub and get ready to use it in Zapier.
• Use VisionScaper with Zapier
  Use Webhooks by Zapier with your access key to react to VisionScaper events or add leads and customers.