Connecting to LeadDesk
LeadDesk uses OAuth-based authentication.
Using OAuth Authentication
To connect to LeadDesk, you will first need to register an OAuth application for your account. Once registered, your app will be assigned a client ID and a client secret. After setting the following in the connection string, you are ready to connect:
- OAuthClientId: Set this to your app's client ID
- OAuthClientSecret: Set this to your app's client Secret
- InitiateOAuth: Set this to GETANDREFRESH. You can use InitiateOAuth to manage the process to obtain the OAuthAccessToken.
Example connection string
Profile=C:\profiles\LeadDesk.apip;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;OAuthClientId=your_client_id;OAuthClientSecret=your_client_secret; |