---
title: "Sprout Social connection guide"
slug: "sprout-social-connection-guide"
description: "Connect your Sprout Social data to Supermetrics with our guide on permissions, API tokens, and query types for effective data management."
updated: 2026-05-06T11:44:23Z
published: 2026-05-06T13:25:57Z
---

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# Sprout Social connection guide

This guide contains all permissions and requirements for connecting your Sprout Social data to Supermetrics.

You can connect to data sources from the [Data sources page on the Supermetrics Hub](https://hub.supermetrics.com/token-management). On the Hub, you can also [share an authentication link](/v1/docs/how-to-connect-to-data-sources-from-supermetrics-hub#share-authentication-link) to connect to a data source you don't have direct access to.

After you connect to the data source on the Hub, you can use the data source connection in [all available destinations](/v1/docs/sprout-social-connection-guide#connection-instructions).

## Required permissions

To connect Sprout Social to Supermetrics, you need:

- An account that's been provisioned for API by the Sprout Social account owner
- An API token
  - Your account's owner should follow [Sprout Social's instructions](https://api.sproutsocial.com/docs/#access-requirements--authentication) to create this token.

Note that to fetch engagement data for X (Twitter), you need to [approve additional permissions](https://api.sproutsocial.com/docs/#twitter-data-twitter-content-end-user-license-agreement).

## Query types

Query types define what sort of metrics and dimensions are available. You need to select one of the following query types when pulling data:

- **Posts performance**: Measure your social media posts' user engagement.
- **Tags performance**: List your social media tags.

## Connection instructions

When connecting to Sprout Social, you need to give your API key and select a query type when prompted.

1. Select the Sprout Social data source [on the Supermetrics Hub](https://hub.supermetrics.com/token-management) or in the data destination.
2. Enter your API token.
3. Give your account a name to recognize the login later if you have multiple logins.
4. If prompted, choose to make this connection [shared or private](/v1/docs/about-shared-and-private-connections).
5. Click **Start**.
6. In your data destination, select the query type to use.

See detailed instructions on [how to connect to a data source from the Supermetrics Hub.](/v1/docs/how-to-connect-to-data-sources-from-supermetrics-hub)

You can also connect to Sprout Social from these destinations:

- Google Sheets: [How to log in to a Supermetrics data source in Google Sheets](/v1/docs/how-to-connect-to-a-supermetrics-data-source-in-google-sheets)
- Data Studio: [How to connect data sources to Looker Studio](/v1/docs/how-to-connect-data-sources-to-looker-studio-formerly-data-studio)
- Excel: [How to connect data sources to Excel with Supermetrics](/v1/docs/how-to-connect-data-sources-to-excel-with-supermetrics)
- Power BI: [How to create your first Supermetrics query for Power BI](/v1/docs/how-to-create-your-first-supermetrics-query-for-power-bi)
- The Supermetrics API: [How to use the Query Manager](/v1/docs/how-to-use-the-query-manager)
- Data warehouse and cloud storage (Hub): [How to create a transfer](/v1/docs/how-to-create-a-transfer)
- BigQuery (marketplace): [How to create a BigQuery (marketplace) transfer](/v1/docs/how-to-create-a-bigquery-marketplace-transfer)

## More resources

- [How to reauthenticate a data source in Google Sheets, Looker Studio, Excel, or Power BI](/v1/docs/how-to-reauthenticate-a-data-source-connection-in-google-sheets-looker-studio-excel-power-bi-and-supermetrics-hub)
- [How to reauthenticate a data source in data warehouse, API, or cloud storage platform](/v1/docs/how-to-reauthenticate-a-data-source-connection-in-data-warehouse-destinations-or-the-supermetrics-api)
- [How to manage data source connections on the Supermetrics Hub](/v1/docs/how-to-manage-data-source-connections-on-supermetrics-hub)