Required. The name of the LFP provider resource to link. Format: accounts/{account}/omnichannelSettings/{omnichannelSetting}/lfpProviders/{lfpProvider}. The lfpProvider is the LFP provider ID.
Request body
The request body contains data with the following structure:
JSON representation
{"externalAccountId": string}
Fields
externalAccountId
string
Required. The external account ID by which this merchant is known to the LFP provider.
Response body
Response message for the lfpProviders.linkLfpProvider method.
If successful, the response body contains data with the following structure:
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