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Turis API Authentication

How to authenticate Turis API requests: one Bearer API key plus a connectionId. MindCloud runs the OAuth flow and refreshes Turis tokens for you.

Every Turis API request through MindCloud needs two things: a MindCloud API Key and a connectionId for your Turis account. This page covers both, plus exactly how to send them, so you do not need to visit any other page to get authenticated.

Steps to authenticate

  1. Create a MindCloud account at app.mindcloud.co if you do not already have one.
  2. Generate a MindCloud API Key in API Keys. This is the Bearer token you send on every request. Keep it on your server.
  3. Create a Turis connection in Connections. Turis uses OAuth. When you create the connection, you are redirected to sign in to Turis and approve access — MindCloud stores the resulting tokens and refreshes them automatically, so your integration never has to.
  4. Copy the connection’s connectionId — you will send it on every request alongside your MindCloud API Key.

How requests are authenticated

Authentication has two layers. Your MindCloud API Key authenticates the request to MindCloud, sent as a Bearer token in the Authorization header. The connectionId selects the connected Turis account that should run the action. MindCloud stores and refreshes the Turis credentials behind that connection, so you never send provider tokens with your requests.

Pass connectionId in the query string for GET and DELETE actions, and in the JSON body for POST, PUT, and PATCH actions.

For example, calling List Orders with an Turis connection looks like this:

curl --request POST \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v2/universal/apps/turis/actions/list-orders/run" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $MINDCLOUD_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "connectionId": "$CONNECTION_ID",
  "arguments": {}
}'

The Authorization: Bearer <your MindCloud API Key> header authenticates you to MindCloud; the connectionId tells MindCloud which Turis account to run the action against. Missing or invalid Authorization returns 401, and a missing or mismatched connectionId returns 400.

Connect Turis

You need a Turis account, an API client, and your tenant value before connecting.

  1. Create or open an API client

    In your Turis account, go to Tools > API Clients or open the oauth-clients page for your account. Create a client if you do not already have one.

  2. Copy your client credentials

    Copy the client_id and client_secret from the API client. Keep the client secret private.

  3. Enter your tenant value

    Use your Turis account name without .turis.app. For example, if your account URL is test.turis.app, enter test as the tenant.

Keep your key safe

Keep your MindCloud API Key on your server; do not ship it in browser code, mobile apps, public repositories, or logs. Anyone with the key can call the Universal API as your MindCloud account, across every connection you have created.