GET
/
connection
/
{connectionId}
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.nango.dev/connection/{connectionId}
{
  "id": 18393,                                  // Nango internal connection id
  "created_at": "2023-03-08T09:43:03.725Z",     // Creation timestamp
  "updated_at": "2023-03-08T09:43:03.725Z",     // Last updated timestamp (e.g. last token refresh)
  "provider_config_key": "github",              // <INTEGRATION-ID>
  "connection_id": "1",                         // <CONNECTION-ID>
  "credentials": {
      "type": "OAUTH2",                         // OAUTH2 or OAUTH1
      "access_token": "gho_tsXLG73f....",       // The current access token (refreshed if needed)
      "refresh_token": "gho_fjofu84u9....",     // Refresh token (Only returned if the REFRESH_TOKEN boolean parameter is set to true and the refresh token is available)
      "expires_at": "2024-03-08T09:43:03.725Z", // Expiration date of access token (only if refresh token is present, otherwise missing)
      "raw": {                                  // Raw token response from the OAuth provider: Contents vary!
          "access_token": "gho_tsXLG73f....",
          "refresh_token": "gho_fjofu84u9....", // Refresh token (Only returned if the REFRESH_TOKEN boolean parameter is set to true and the refresh token is available)
          "token_type": "bearer",
          "scope": "public_repo,user"
      }
  },
  "connection_config": {                        // Additional API Configuration, see OAuth guide
      "subdomain": "myshop",
      "realmId": "XXXXX",
      "instance_id": "YYYYYYY"
  },                      
  "account_id": 0,                              // ID of your Nango account (Nango Cloud only)
  "metadata": {                                 // Custom metadata stored by you
      "myProperty": "yes",
      "filter": "closed=true"
  }
}

The response content depends on the API authentication type (OAuth 2, OAuth 1, API key, Basic auth).

If you do not want to deal with collecting & injecting credentials in requests for multiple authentication types, use the Proxy(step-by-step guide).

Every time you fetch the connection with this API endpoint, Nango will check if the access token has expired. If it has, it will refresh it.

We recommend you always fetch the token just before you use it to make sure it is fresh!

Path Parameters

connectionId
string
required

The connection ID used to create the connection.

Query Parameters

provider_config_key
string
required

The integration ID used to create the connection (aka Unique Key).

force_refresh
boolean

If true, Nango will attempt to refresh the access access token regardless of its expiration status (false by default).

refresh_token
boolean

If true, return the refresh token as part of the response (false by default).

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