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How it works

Welcome to Bricktra
Bricktra pulls your BrickLink orders and Chit Chats shipments into one place, tracks profit, and can run a few helpful automations on your behalf — only when you turn them on.
Important: All automations are off by default. Nothing is sent to your buyers, no orders are filed, and no syncs run until you opt in from Settings.
Getting started
What to do once your account is approved.
1

Connect BrickLink, Chit Chats and Canada Post

Go to Settings → Integrations and paste your BrickLink API credentials (consumer key/secret and token value/secret), your Chit Chats client ID + access token, and — if you ship Canada Post packages — your Canada Post API key/secret and customer number from the Canada Post Developer Portal.

Credentials are encrypted at rest. We test each connection right away and show a green badge when everything works. Whitespace is trimmed automatically when saving.

2

Set up the basics

Add your store name and icon under General. If you ship Canada Post Lettermail, set your default Lettermail cost under Shipping — it's applied automatically to new orders whose BrickLink shipping method is mapped to a Canada Post carrier (under Shipping → BrickLink shipping methods). You can still override the cost on an individual sale if needed.

Under Shipping you can also pick your address label format (4×6" thermal or 8.5×11" letter) and manage your Carriers list — each carrier has an "Exclude from stats" toggle so placeholder carriers (e.g. TBD) stay out of the dashboard Shipping Method Mix. If you'd like the box-size suggestion on pack lists, add a few box presets under Boxes.

3

Turn on syncing

Under Settings → Sync, enable BrickLink, Chit Chats and Canada Post sync. Pick how often each should run and, if you'd like, a slower quiet-hours frequency for overnight.

You can always click Sync now to pull immediately.

4

Opt in to the automations you want

Under Settings → Automations, enable any of the workflows below as you get comfortable. Leave them off if you'd rather handle each step manually.

What can run automatically
Each item below only runs if you explicitly enable it in Settings.
BrickLink order sync
Off by default
When: Every X minutes (you choose), and when you click Sync now.
What happens: Imports new BrickLink orders into Sales, refreshes status, and auto-files orders that BrickLink marks COMPLETED so they disappear from your active list.
Turn on/off: Settings → Sync → BrickLink sync
Chit Chats cost & tracking sync
Off by default
When: Every X minutes (you choose), and when you click Sync now.
What happens: Matches Chit Chats shipments to BrickLink orders, fills in shipping cost and tracking number on the matching sale, and pushes the tracking number back to BrickLink. Important: for matching to work, you must put the BrickLink order ID in the Order ID field on the Chit Chats shipment.
Turn on/off: Settings → Sync → Chit Chats sync
Canada Post tracking sync
Off by default
When: Every X minutes (you choose), and when you click Sync now. Defaults to every 6 hours to preserve API credits — adjustable down to 1 hour.
What happens: For sales whose carrier is a Canada Post carrier and that have a tracking number, pulls the latest tracking status, delivered date, billed weight and shipping cost from Canada Post. Tracking numbers are cleaned of spaces automatically when saved.
Turn on/off: Settings → Sync → Canada Post sync
Auto Drive Thru on shipped
Off by default
When: When you mark an order as Shipped, when Chit Chats reports tracking as "received"/"inducted", or when a Canada Post shipment is detected as shipped by the Canada Post sync.
What happens: Sends BrickLink's Drive Thru shipping notification to the buyer once per order — never twice. Note: the message sent is the Drive Thru message you've configured in your BrickLink store settings; Bricktra only triggers the send.
Turn on/off: Settings → Automations → Send Drive Thru when shipped
Auto buyer feedback on packed
Off by default
When: When you mark an order as Packed, when Chit Chats reports tracking as 'ready', or when a Canada Post shipment moves to shipped/delivered.
What happens: Posts your positive feedback message on BrickLink for the buyer. You can configure two variants — one for first-time buyers and one for returning buyers — and Bricktra picks the right message automatically.
Turn on/off: Settings → Automations → Leave buyer feedback when packed
Thank-you coupon for positive reviews
Off by default
When: During each BrickLink sync, for buyers who just left a positive review on a known order.
What happens: Sends a one-time BrickLink coupon (your % off, your expiration window, your message). Each feedback is processed at most once.
Turn on/off: Settings → Coupons → Enabled
Box-size suggestion on pack lists
Off by default
When: When you open a pack list for a Chit Chats order.
What happens: Suggests the smallest box from your presets that fits the order by weight + volume. Stays hidden until you've added at least one box.
Turn on/off: Settings → Boxes (add boxes to enable)
Auto-file old BrickLink orders
Off by default
When: During each BrickLink sync, for orders older than the number of days you choose (7–31).
What happens: Files those orders on BrickLink so they drop off your active list, even if they haven't reached COMPLETED status.
Turn on/off: Settings → Automations → Auto-file old orders
Auto-file BrickLink order on Chit Chats delivered
Off by default
When: During each Chit Chats sync, when a matched shipment status flips to "delivered".
What happens: Files the matching BrickLink order so it drops off your active list.
Turn on/off: Settings → Automations → Auto-file when Chit Chats delivered
Auto-file BrickLink order on COMPLETED
Off by default
When: During each BrickLink sync, when an order's status is COMPLETED.
What happens: Files the order on BrickLink so it drops off your active list. On by default; turn off to keep COMPLETED orders unfiled.
Turn on/off: Settings → Automations → Auto-file when BrickLink completed
Tools and resources
Extra utilities available in the sidebar.
Set Lookup

Look up any LEGO set to see its 6-month BrickLink Used and New averages plus the NEW part-out value in CAD. Results are cached for 30 days. Free accounts can run 3 lookups per day.

Wishlist

Track LEGO sets and parts you want to buy. Enter a BrickLink ID to auto-fetch info and 6-month average prices, switch between table and image-grid views, mark items as purchased, and refresh prices anytime.

Help & FAQ

Browse frequently asked questions by category and search. Answers support formatted text and images. Admins can add, edit, reorder and delete entries from Settings → FAQ.

Address label format

Under Settings → Shipping, choose 4×6" for thermal printers or 8.5×11" for a regular letter-size sheet (the label stays the same size, anchored at the top of the page). Used by the Print address action on pack lists.

Quiet hours

Set a nightly window (in your timezone) where BrickLink, Chit Chats and Canada Post syncs slow down to a longer interval — handy to stay under API limits while you sleep. Configure it in Settings → Sync.

Day-to-day flow
A typical order, from paid to delivered.

1. Order lands. BrickLink sync imports it into Sales.

2. Pack it. Open the pack list from the sale, pick the recommended box if you've set them up, and mark the order as Packed. If auto feedback is on, your message is posted to BrickLink at this moment.

3. Ship it. Mark the order as Shipped (or just let Chit Chats sync catch it). If auto Drive Thru is on, BrickLink notifies the buyer.

4. Track profit. Chit Chats sync fills in real shipping cost so Profit and Dashboard stay accurate.

5. Reward reviews. If a buyer leaves a positive review and coupons are enabled, the next sync sends them a thank-you coupon — once.

Add to your phone
You can install Bricktra on your phone's home screen for quick access, just like a native app.

On iPhone / iPad: open Bricktra in Safari, tap the Share button, then tap 'Add to Home Screen'.

On Android: open Bricktra in Chrome, tap the menu (⋮), then tap 'Add to Home Screen' or 'Install app'.