Magic Link

Magic Link is a simple, form-based tool to authorize integrations without any coding. It allows you or your end-user to generate a one-time authorization link via the Knit dashboard and complete the OAuth or credential flow in a browser at getknit.dev. Use Magic Link if you want a quick way to connect an account for testing or to let users integrate without embedding any UI.

How it works

1. Open the Magic Link form on the Knit dashboard. Enter the required details: your end-user’s organization ID and name, the user’s email and name, and the category of app they want to integrate with developers.getknit.dev (You will also choose whether this integration should be marked as a Test or Production account.)

2. Generate the Magic Link. Submit the form to create a new Magic Link URL. User authorizes via the link. Share this link with your end-user (or open it yourself). It will launch Knit’s hosted auth UI in the browser, where the user can select and authorize the specific third-party app. This works for any auth type (OAuth, API key, etc.) and includes helpful prompts/FAQs during the flow getknit.dev.

3. Integration is completed. Once the user completes the flow and grants access, Knit creates a new integration in your account. You will receive an integration that uniquely identifies the connected app account.

4. **Use the integration. **You can now use the integration ID along with your Knit API key to call Unified APIs or start data syncs for that user’s account developers.getknit.dev. Knit will treat it the same as any integration created via the embedded component.

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**Info: **Magic Link is great for quickly testing integrations or enabling an authorization flow without building it into your UI. However, for a seamless in-app experience, you’ll likely use the embedded component method described next.