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Create a Hootsuite developer app

Register a new app in the Hootsuite developer area to get the Client ID and Client Secret that StackOne uses for OAuth 2.0 authorization.

1

Sign in to Hootsuite

Sign in to your Hootsuite account.

2

Open the account menu

At the bottom of the left sidebar of the Hootsuite dashboard, click your profile avatar (the Manage account, subscription, and preferences button).

Hootsuite dashboard with the profile avatar highlighted at the bottom of the left sidebar
3

Open App directory

In the panel that opens, click App directory under HELP & RESOURCES.

Account panel with App directory highlighted under Help and resources
4

Open Developer apps

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

App directory page with the Developer apps button highlighted
5

Register as a developer if prompted

If your Hootsuite account has not joined the developer program yet, a Hootsuite Developer Program registration form opens instead of Your apps. Complete and submit the form, then open Developer apps again. If Your apps opens, skip this step.

6

Start a new app

On the Your apps page, click Create new app.

Your apps page with the Create new app button highlighted
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Name and create the app

In the Create an app dialog, fill in the fields and create the app.

  • Enter a name in App name, for example StackOne Integration.
  • Enter a short summary in Description (up to 80 characters).
  • Click Create. The new app opens on its Extensions page.
Create an app dialog with App name, Description and the Create button highlighted

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Configure redirect URL and copy credentials

The app’s Rest API page holds the OAuth credentials and the redirect URIs StackOne needs.

1

Open Rest API

In the app’s left navigation, click Rest API under the Security heading.

App navigation with Rest API highlighted under the Security heading
2

Copy the Client ID and Client secret

Copy both values and paste them into the StackOne Connector profile.

  • Click Copy next to Client ID and paste it into the Client ID field.
  • Click the eye icon in the Client secret field to reveal the secret, then click Copy next to it and paste it into the Client Secret field.
  • Leave Additional app scopes unchanged. StackOne only requests the offline scope, which needs no setting on this page.
Rest API page with the Client ID Copy button, the Client secret eye icon and its Copy button highlighted
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Add the StackOne redirect URI

Under App redirect URIs, click the + (Add) button to add an empty row, paste the StackOne redirect URI into it, then click Save redirect URIs.

  • Redirect URI: https://api.stackone.com/connect/oauth2/hootsuite/callback
  • New apps already list two Postman callback URIs. You can keep or delete them.
App redirect URIs with the new StackOne URI, the Save redirect URIs button and the plus button highlighted

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Creating the StackOne Connector Profile

To create the Connector Profile in StackOne for Hootsuite:
1

Open the connector

Log in to StackOne, open Connectors, and select Hootsuite.
2

Choose actions and events

  • Click Add Profile.
  • If the connector offers more than one authentication method, set the Auth Method filter to OAuth 2.0.
  • Select the actions, and any events, to enable for this Connector Profile.
  • Click Continue.
3

Set up authentication

  • Select Authentication Type as OAuth 2.0.
  • Fill out the fields using details retrieved from your provider:
    • Client ID
    • Client Secret
  • Click Create Profile.
Congratulations! The new Connector Profile now shows up on the connector page. If you created it as a project member rather than an admin, it starts disabled until a project admin enables it. You can now continue to Link Accounts for Hootsuite.