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API access must be enabled for the user generating the key. Admins can disable it per-user via System Settings > User List > Edit User > API Access.

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Generate your API key

Your Insightly API key is displayed in your user settings.

1

Sign in to Insightly

Sign in to your Insightly account.

2

Open user settings

In the top-right corner, click your profile avatar and select User Settings.

  • Scroll down to the API section.
3

Copy your API key

Click the Copy button next to the API Key and store it securely for use later.

  • The key is sent as the username of an HTTP Basic authorization header; the password is empty.

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Find your pod

Your pod is the regional identifier in your Insightly API URL, shown under your API key in user settings.

  • Check the API URL displayed immediately below your API Key in User Settings > API.
  • Format: https://api.{pod}.insightly.com/v3.1/
  • Example: if your URL is https://api.na1.insightly.com/v3.1/, your pod is na1.
  • Common pods are na1 (North America) and eu1 (Europe).

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Linking the Account from the Hub

1

Navigate to the Hub

Use one of the three Linking Account Methods to access the Hub.
2

Fill out the fields

Fill out the following fields using details from your provider:
  • API Key
  • Pod
3

Connect

  • Click Connect
  • If applicable, the provider will redirect you to a sign-in or authorization page. Complete the provider’s authorization flow.
  • Once authorization is successful, you will see a confirmation popup

If the account linking is successful, you will see the newly linked account in your Accounts page.