Twist API Authentication

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

Every Twist API request through MindCloud needs two things: a MindCloud API Key and a connectionId for your Twist 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

Create a MindCloud account at app.mindcloud.co if you do not already have one.
Generate a MindCloud API Key in API Keys. This is the Bearer token you send on every request. Keep it on your server.
Create a Twist connection in Connections. Twist uses OAuth. When you create the connection, you are redirected to sign in to Twist and approve access — MindCloud stores the resulting tokens and refreshes them automatically, so your integration never has to.
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 Twist account that should run the action. MindCloud stores and refreshes the Twist 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 Get Current User with an Twist connection looks like this:

curl --request POST \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v2/universal/apps/twist/actions/get-current-user/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 Twist account to run the action against. Missing or invalid Authorization returns 401, and a missing or mismatched connectionId returns 400.

Connect Twist to MindCloud

You need access to the Twist general integration for your team. Make sure the integration has OAuth redirect URL https://api.mindcloud.co/v1/oauth/twist/callback and matches the provided client ID.

Open your Twist integration
In Twist App Console, open the general integration you want to use with MindCloud. If you have not created it yet, create a General API Access integration first.
Build an integration
Confirm the OAuth redirect URL
In the integration's OAuth settings, make sure the redirect URL is set to https://api.mindcloud.co/v1/oauth/twist/callback.
Start the Twist approval flow
Open the install link for this integration, sign in to Twist if needed, choose the workspace to connect, and approve the requested permissions.
Return to MindCloud to finish validation
After Twist redirects back, continue the connection flow in MindCloud so the OAuth token can be validated and saved.

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.