Overview

To authenticate with Tailscale (API Key), you need:
  1. Organization Name - The unique name for your organization.
  2. API Access Token - A key that grants Nango permission to interact with Tailscale’s API resources and services.
This guide will walk you through finding or creating those credentials within Tailscale.

Prerequisites:

  • You must have a Tailscale account with admin access to create and manage API Access Tokens.

Instructions:

Step 1: Finding Your Organization Name

  1. Log in to your Tailscale Admin console.
  2. Navigate to the General page.
  3. Your Organization Name will be displayed in the Organization field.

Step 2: Generating an API Access Token

  1. In the Tailscale admin console, navigate to the Keys page.
  2. Click Generate access token to create a new API Access Token.
  1. From the popup that appears, fill in all the required information and click Generate access token.
These tokens will have the same roles as the owning user.

Step 3: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

Once you have both your Organization Name and API Access Token:
  1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Tailscale (API Key).
  2. Enter your Organization Name and API Access Token in their designated fields.
  3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.
You are now connected to Tailscale (API Key).