# Connecting eLys

> How to set up the eLys integration, what your KBO number is used for, and how to check the connection.

The eLys connection lives under **Your Company > Connections**, below your ad
platforms. It only appears for firms registered in the Flemish Region, since
eLys has nothing to connect to elsewhere, and only once Lethra has switched
eLys on for your firm. If you do not see it, ask Lethra to turn it on.

## Requesting activation

You never log in to eLys yourself. Lethra connects on behalf of your firm,
with credentials that Athumi issues. The settings card lists the steps under
**How connecting works**:

1. **Your firm is registered with Athumi**, with the right "Athumi eLys
   Gebruiker" granted. The card links to Athumi's documentation if you still
   need to do this.
2. **You enter your firm's KBO number** and click **Request eLys access**.
   You can add a note, for example your contact at Athumi. Lethra then creates
   your eLys API client.
3. **Your API-beheerder approves it** in the Vlaanderen beheerportaal. The
   card links there too.
4. **Lethra tests the connection**, and eLys appears on your case files.

Before you request access the card shows **Not connected**. While a request
is pending it shows **Activation requested**. Once the credentials are in
place it switches to **Connected**, and the eLys section starts appearing on
your cases.

(Screenshot: The eLys card before activation: Not connected, the KBO number filled in, an optional note, How connecting works, and Request eLys access.)

> **Note:** If you update your KBO number later, click **Update request**; it replaces
> the one on file.
## Checking the connection

The settings card shows when the connection was last checked, along with any
error from that check. If a case's eLys section says the firm is not
connected, its **Set up eLys in settings** button brings you back here:
either the KBO number still needs to be submitted, or activation is still
pending.

(Screenshot: The eLys settings under Your Company, with eLys marked Connected and the KBO number filled in.)

## Next

Working with a linked case: [Linking a dossier](/docs/elys/linking-a-dossier/).

Source: https://lethra.ai/docs/elys/connecting/