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Create login link

  • Updated on Jun 23, 2026
  • Published on Sep 2, 2025
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/ds/login/link

Create a new data source login link

Security
HTTP
Type bearer

Bearer token authentication. Include the token in the Authorization header: Authorization: Bearer <your-token>

Body parameters

Login link creation parameters including data source and expiration settings

{
  "ds_id": "GAWA",
  "expiry_time": "2026-03-01T23:59:59Z",
  "description": "Google Analytics login link for marketing team",
  "require_username": "marketing@company.com",
  "redirect_url": "https://company.com/auth/success"
}
object
ds_id
string Required

Data source ID

Max length50
Pattern^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$
expiry_time
string (date-time)

Link expiry time as datetime in ISO 8601 format or relative time string (e.g. "10 hours"). Defaulting to 24 hours from creation time.

Max length50
description
string

Internal description for the link. Not shown during the authentication attempt.

Max length1000
require_username
string

Data source username that needs to be used in authentication attempt. Normally used when renewing existing credentials.

Max length255
redirect_url
string (uri)

Custom URL to redirect to after successful authentication.

Max length500
Responses
201

Login link created successfully

Headers
Content-Type
string
HTTP response content type
Valid values[ "application/json" ]
Max length255
Exampleapplication/json
X-RateLimit-Limit
integer
Request limit per hour
Minimum1
Maximum10000
Example5000
X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer
Remaining requests in current window
Minimum0
Maximum10000
Example4999
Access-Control-Allow-Origin
string
CORS header
Valid values[ "*" ]
Max length255
Example*
Location
string
URL of the created resource
Max length500
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object
meta
object (Meta)

Metadata included in every API response.

request_id
string

Unique identifier for the request, for tracking and debugging.

Min length8
Max length64
Pattern^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$
ExampleBXaEFVtjc7TXaJxgZhmFgSUD9edqq_CN
data
object (LoginLink)
link_id
string

Supermetrics login link ID

Max length50
status_code
string

Current link status

Valid values[ "OPEN", "CLOSED", "EXPIRED" ]
Max length50
description
string

Internal link description. Not shown during authentication attempt.

Max length1000
ds_id
string

Data source ID

Max length50
ds_name
string

Data source name

Max length255
require_username
string

Data source username that must be used in authentication attempt

Max length255
redirect_url
string

Custom URL to redirect to after successful authentication, if any

Max length500
redirect_verifier
string

Internal verifier string that is passed to redirect_url

Max length255
user_id
string

Supermetrics user ID of the user who will be marked as the primary owner of the login credentials

Max length50
user_email
string

Supermetrics user email

Max length255
login_url
string

Full URL to initiate an authentication attempt. Can be accessed multiple times while link is open.

Max length500
created_time
string (date-time)

ISO 8601 datetime for when login link was created

Max length50
expiry_time
string (date-time)

ISO 8601 datetime for when login link will expire

Max length50
login_id
string | null

Supermetrics login ID for a successful authentication

Max length50
login_time
string (date-time) | null

ISO 8601 datetime for when authentication occurred

Max length50
login_username
string | null

Username used to authenticate to data source

Max length255
401

Unauthorized

Headers
WWW-Authenticate
string
Bearer token required
Max length255
Pattern^Bearer.*
X-RateLimit-Limit
integer
Request limit per hour
Minimum1
Maximum10000
Example5000
X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer
Remaining requests in current window
Minimum0
Maximum10000
Example4999
Access-Control-Allow-Origin
string
CORS header
Valid values[ "*" ]
Max length255
Example*
{
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "BXaEFVtjc7TXaJxgZhmFgSUD9edqq_CN"
  },
  "error": {
    "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
    "message": "Authentication is required."
  }
}
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object

Standard envelope returned by all error (4xx/5xx) responses.

meta
object (Meta)

Metadata included in every API response.

request_id
string

Unique identifier for the request, for tracking and debugging.

Min length8
Max length64
Pattern^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$
ExampleBXaEFVtjc7TXaJxgZhmFgSUD9edqq_CN
error
object (Error)

Machine- and human-readable detail for a failed request.

code
string

Stable, screaming-snake-case identifier for the error condition. Clients should branch on this, not on message. Common values include BAD_REQUEST, UNAUTHORIZED, FORBIDDEN, NOT_FOUND, CONFLICT_ERROR, PERMISSION_ERROR, UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY, UNPROCESSABLE_CONTENT, TOO_MANY_REQUESTS, INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DUPLICATION_FAILED, SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE; domains may define additional codes.

Max length100
Pattern^[A-Z][A-Z0-9_]*$
ExampleBAD_REQUEST
message
string

Short, human-readable summary of the error.

Max length255
Pattern^.+$
ExampleThe request was invalid.
description
string

Optional longer explanation specific to this occurrence.

Max length2048
ExampleThe field 'display_name' must not be empty.
403

Link Limit Exceeded

Headers
X-RateLimit-Limit
integer
Request limit per hour
Minimum1
Maximum10000
Example5000
X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer
Remaining requests in current window
Minimum0
Maximum10000
Example4999
Access-Control-Allow-Origin
string
CORS header
Valid values[ "*" ]
Max length255
Example*
object
error
string
Valid values[ "LINK_LIMIT_EXCEEDED" ]
Max length100
message
string
Max length255
422

Unprocessable Entity - validation failed for the request parameters

Headers
X-RateLimit-Limit
integer
Request limit per hour
Minimum1
Maximum10000
Example5000
X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer
Remaining requests in current window
Minimum0
Maximum10000
Example4999
Access-Control-Allow-Origin
string
CORS header
Valid values[ "*" ]
Max length255
Example*
{
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "BXaEFVtjc7TXaJxgZhmFgSUD9edqq_CN"
  },
  "error": {
    "code": "UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY",
    "message": "Validation failed for the request parameters."
  }
}
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object

Standard envelope returned by all error (4xx/5xx) responses.

meta
object (Meta)

Metadata included in every API response.

request_id
string

Unique identifier for the request, for tracking and debugging.

Min length8
Max length64
Pattern^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$
ExampleBXaEFVtjc7TXaJxgZhmFgSUD9edqq_CN
error
object (Error)

Machine- and human-readable detail for a failed request.

code
string

Stable, screaming-snake-case identifier for the error condition. Clients should branch on this, not on message. Common values include BAD_REQUEST, UNAUTHORIZED, FORBIDDEN, NOT_FOUND, CONFLICT_ERROR, PERMISSION_ERROR, UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY, UNPROCESSABLE_CONTENT, TOO_MANY_REQUESTS, INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DUPLICATION_FAILED, SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE; domains may define additional codes.

Max length100
Pattern^[A-Z][A-Z0-9_]*$
ExampleBAD_REQUEST
message
string

Short, human-readable summary of the error.

Max length255
Pattern^.+$
ExampleThe request was invalid.
description
string

Optional longer explanation specific to this occurrence.

Max length2048
ExampleThe field 'display_name' must not be empty.
429

Too Many Requests

Headers
X-RateLimit-Limit
integer
Request limit per hour
Minimum1
Maximum10000
Example5000
X-RateLimit-Remaining
integer
Remaining requests in current window
Minimum0
Maximum10000
Example4999
Retry-After
integer
Seconds until rate limit resets
Minimum1
Maximum86400
Example3600
Access-Control-Allow-Origin
string
CORS header
Valid values[ "*" ]
Max length255
Example*
{
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "BXaEFVtjc7TXaJxgZhmFgSUD9edqq_CN"
  },
  "error": {
    "code": "TOO_MANY_REQUESTS",
    "message": "Rate limit exceeded. Retry later."
  }
}
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object

Standard envelope returned by all error (4xx/5xx) responses.

meta
object (Meta)

Metadata included in every API response.

request_id
string

Unique identifier for the request, for tracking and debugging.

Min length8
Max length64
Pattern^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$
ExampleBXaEFVtjc7TXaJxgZhmFgSUD9edqq_CN
error
object (Error)

Machine- and human-readable detail for a failed request.

code
string

Stable, screaming-snake-case identifier for the error condition. Clients should branch on this, not on message. Common values include BAD_REQUEST, UNAUTHORIZED, FORBIDDEN, NOT_FOUND, CONFLICT_ERROR, PERMISSION_ERROR, UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY, UNPROCESSABLE_CONTENT, TOO_MANY_REQUESTS, INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DUPLICATION_FAILED, SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE; domains may define additional codes.

Max length100
Pattern^[A-Z][A-Z0-9_]*$
ExampleBAD_REQUEST
message
string

Short, human-readable summary of the error.

Max length255
Pattern^.+$
ExampleThe request was invalid.
description
string

Optional longer explanation specific to this occurrence.

Max length2048
ExampleThe field 'display_name' must not be empty.
500

Internal server error

Headers
Access-Control-Allow-Origin
string
CORS header
Valid values[ "*" ]
Max length255
Example*
{
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "BXaEFVtjc7TXaJxgZhmFgSUD9edqq_CN"
  },
  "error": {
    "code": "INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR",
    "message": "An unexpected error occurred."
  }
}
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object

Standard envelope returned by all error (4xx/5xx) responses.

meta
object (Meta)

Metadata included in every API response.

request_id
string

Unique identifier for the request, for tracking and debugging.

Min length8
Max length64
Pattern^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$
ExampleBXaEFVtjc7TXaJxgZhmFgSUD9edqq_CN
error
object (Error)

Machine- and human-readable detail for a failed request.

code
string

Stable, screaming-snake-case identifier for the error condition. Clients should branch on this, not on message. Common values include BAD_REQUEST, UNAUTHORIZED, FORBIDDEN, NOT_FOUND, CONFLICT_ERROR, PERMISSION_ERROR, UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY, UNPROCESSABLE_CONTENT, TOO_MANY_REQUESTS, INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, DUPLICATION_FAILED, SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE; domains may define additional codes.

Max length100
Pattern^[A-Z][A-Z0-9_]*$
ExampleBAD_REQUEST
message
string

Short, human-readable summary of the error.

Max length255
Pattern^.+$
ExampleThe request was invalid.
description
string

Optional longer explanation specific to this occurrence.

Max length2048
ExampleThe field 'display_name' must not be empty.

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