# AccountingConnectStartInput

A model the API reference uses in a request or a response. The operation pages link every field typed as this model here.

Input to begin a connect flow for a merchant + provider.

## Fields
- `merchantId` (string(uuid))
- `providerKey` ([AccountingProviderKey](https://devportal.demo.winkpg.io/docs/api/models/AccountingProviderKey.md)): Identifies the accounting system that an accounting sync record targets.
  Values:
  - `None`: No provider. Used for a Skipped record where no provider was involved.
  - `Loopback`: Synthetic test provider that runs a sync without calling an external accounting system.
  - `QuickBooksOnline`: QuickBooks Online (implementation tracked separately).
  - `Xero`: Xero (implementation tracked separately).

## See also

- [All documentation](https://devportal.demo.winkpg.io/llms.txt): the machine-readable index of every public page on this site.