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Create a Hootsuite developer app

Register a new app in the Hootsuite Dev Portal to obtain the Client ID and Client Secret used for OAuth 2.0 authorization.

1

Sign in to Hootsuite

Sign in to your Hootsuite account with your email and password.

2

Open App directory

In the left sidebar of the Hootsuite dashboard, click More, then click App directory in the panel that opens.

3

Open Developer apps

On the App directory page, click Developer apps in the top right.

4

Create a new app

On the My Apps page of the Dev Portal, click Create an app. A modal titled Create an app opens.

  • Enter a name in the App name field.
  • Enter a short summary in the Description field (up to 80 characters).
  • Click Create to create the app.
5

Open the app

Back on the My Apps list, click the name of the app you just created to open its detail page.

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Configure redirect URL and copy credentials

Open the Security section of the app to retrieve the OAuth credentials and configure the redirect URI.

1

Open Security

In the left sidebar of the app detail page, click Security under Create. The Rest API tab is selected by default.

2

Copy the Client ID and Client secret

Under Rest API information, copy the values and paste them into StackOne Hub.

  • Click Copy next to Client ID and paste it into the Client ID field in StackOne Hub.
  • Click Show secret to reveal the Client secret, then click Copy and paste it into the Client Secret field in StackOne Hub.
3

Add the StackOne Hub redirect URI

Scroll to App redirect URIs, click the + button to add a new entry, paste the StackOne Hub redirect URI into the new field, then click Save redirect URIs.

  • Add https://api.stackone.com/connect/oauth2/hootsuite/callback to the list of redirect URIs.

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Creating the StackOne Connector Profile

To create the Connector Profile in StackOne for Hootsuite:
1

Navigate to Connector Profiles

Login to StackOne and navigate to Connector Profiles
2

Create New Connector Profile

  • Click + Connector Profile
  • Search for and select Hootsuite
  • Select Type as OAuth 2.0
  • Fill out the fields using details retrieved from your provider:
    • Client ID
    • Client Secret
  • (Optional) Select Actions to be enabled for this Connector Profile
  • Click Create profile
Congratulations! The new Connector Profile will now show up in your project ready to be used. You can now continue to Link Accounts for Hootsuite.