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Onboarding guide — registration and first connection

Step by step from registration through platform selection to the first data load.

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Two ways to start with Margly#

Margly can be launched in two ways:

  1. Classic registration on the website — you go through your own registration, pick a platform, and connect it.
  2. Via the Margly.io add-on in the e-shop platform marketplace — upon installing the add-on Margly creates an account automatically, loads data, and immediately starts a 14-day trial.

Currently available add-ons:

PlatformMargly.io add-onStatus
Upgatesdoplnky.upgates.cz/detail/margly-ioavailable
ShopifyShopify App Storecoming soon
ShoptetShoptet Addonscoming soon (authorized add-on)

Path A: Classic registration by email#

  1. Registration by email

    On app.margly.io enter your email. Margly immediately sends you a 6-digit login code to your email. You don't set a password — at every login you receive a fresh code, which is valid for several minutes.

  2. E-shop platform selection

    Margly currently directly supports Shoptet, Upgates, and Shopify (the Shopify add-on is in preparation — until then we'll handle the connection for you individually after you write to support@margly.io).

    If you use a different platform that Margly doesn't yet support, also write to us — we handle it case by case.

  3. Connection

    According to the selected platform, Margly shows you the exact procedure:

    • Upgates (Margly.io add-on) — click through to the Upgates marketplace, install the Margly.io add-on, approve permissions (all automatic)
    • Shoptet (authorized Margly.io add-on)coming soon in Shoptet Addons. After release the connection will be click-through from the marketplace, install the add-on, approve permissions — without manual key entry.
    • Shoptet (API key) — paste the API key from the Shoptet administration. API is available only for the Shoptet Premium tier.
    • Shoptet (CSV) — paste 3 feed URLs: orders, products, customers. Margly pulls a small sample and tests that it can read the data (encoding, separators, structure). If something fails, it shows an exact problem description. Works for all Shoptet tiers.
    • Shopify (Margly.io add-on)coming soon in the Shopify App Store. After release the connection will be click-through from the marketplace, install the add-on, approve permissions. Until then we handle the connection for you individually via support@margly.io.

    Details in the Integrations section.

  4. First data load

    After successful connection Margly starts pulling historical data. It runs in the background — you can close the page, you'll receive an email when it's done. Detail in First data load.

Path B: Via the Margly.io add-on#

If you use Upgates (and soon Shopify or Shoptet), the easiest path is the add-on:

  1. Open your platform's marketplace

    For Upgates: doplnky.upgates.cz/detail/margly-io

    For Shopify and Shoptet, the add-on is still coming soon — follow news or sign up for our website newsletter.

  2. Click the install button

    The button name differs by platform:

    • Upgates — button Activate
    • Shoptet — button Order add-on
    • Shopify — button Install (after release)
  3. Approve permissions

    The add-on will request access to read products, orders, and customers. Margly never intervenes in your e-shop — it is purely read-only.

  4. Margly automatically creates an account

    After approval you'll receive an email with a link to Margly. Margly automatically:

    • Creates a user account
    • Starts a 14-day free trial at the Business level
    • Loads historical data from the e-shop

    No additional steps.

Country and VAT#

During onboarding Margly will prompt you to select a business country and answer whether you are a VAT payer. Without both, the app won't let you onto the dashboard — it drives key calculations across Margly.

What is derived from the country:

  • VAT rate for margin calculations and reverse-charge on ad invoices (Google, Meta, Sklik bill VAT payers without tax, Margly computes VAT according to the country — CZ 21 %, SK 23 %, DE 19 %, AT 20 %, PL 23 %, …)
  • Subscription billing currency — Stripe bills in CZK (if your e-shop sells in CZK) or in EUR (all other currencies). Stripe doesn't support other currencies for Margly.
  • Timezone for daily overviews, data updates, and task evaluations
  • User interface language (CZ → Czech, SK → Slovak, DE/AT/CH → German, others → English — manually switchable in the Integrations section or from the sidebar)
  • Tax identifier type on the Stripe invoice (tax ID for EU countries, British VAT number, Swiss UID, American EIN, Canadian GST/HST, Australian ABN, etc.)

What the question "Are you a VAT payer?" determines:

  • VAT payer — default price display without VAT (VAT is a pass-through item for you, doesn't belong in margin)
  • Non-payer — default price display with VAT (VAT is your real cost)
  • This default setting you can switch at any time in Billing with the "Show prices with VAT" toggle

Supported countries (42):

CZ, SK, DE, AT, PL, HU, SI, HR, RO, BG, NL, BE, FR, IT, ES, PT, IE, SE, FI, DK, LT, LV, EE, GR, CY, MT, LU, GB, CH, NO, US, CA, AU, NZ, JP, SG, IL, IN, MX, BR, TR, ZA.

Specifics for some countries:

  • USA, Canada, Brazil — Margly holds the VAT rate at 0 % (US sales tax by state, Canadian provincial PST/HST, Brazilian ICMS/IPI/PIS/COFINS are per-state more complicated). You can override the rate per product in the Products section.
  • Sklik — available for CZ and SK tenants, condition is an e-shop selling in CZK (seznam.cz bills in CZK).
  • Heureka — available for CZ and SK markets.
  • Exchange rates — Margly converts via Frankfurter/ECB. Some exotic currencies (AED, RUB, UAH, TWD) are not in the catalog — when your e-shop uses them, write to us.

Changing the country later:

You go to Billing → Business country. Margly on change automatically recalculates historical margins (timezone change) and refreshes the product profitability snapshot. Detail in VAT settings.

14-day trial starts automatically#

The 14-day free trial at the Business level kicks in for you immediately upon registration (or upon add-on installation) — onboarding (platform selection, country, VAT, first data load) already proceeds inside the trial, so it doesn't intrude on it. Without a payment card. After 14 days the account moves to read-only mode (see Plans and comparison). Just pick a plan and you'll return to full operation.

What's next#

Continue with connecting an e-shop or first review what Margly does.

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