Connecting to Aha

The Aha! API uses OAuth-based authentication

Using OAuth

You will first need to register an OAuth app with Aha!. This can be done from your Aha! account under 'Settings' > 'Personal' > 'Developer' > 'OAuth Applications'. Additionally, you will need to set the Domain, found in the domain name of your Aha account. For example if your Aha account is acmeinc.aha.io, then the Domain should be 'acmeinc'.

After setting the following in the connection string, you are ready to connect:

AuthScheme: Set this to OAuth.
InitiateOAuth: Set this to GETANDREFRESH. You can use InitiateOAuth to manage the process to obtain the OAuthAccessToken.
OAuthClientId: Set this to the client_id that is specified in you app settings.
OAuthClientSecret: Set this to the client_secret that is specified in you app settings.
CallbackURL: Set this to the Redirect URI you specified in your app settings.
Domain: Set this in the ProfileSettings to your Aha domain.

Example connection string:

Profile=C:\profiles\aha.apip;ProfileSettings='Domain=acmeinc';Authscheme=OAuth;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;OAuthClientId=your_client_id;OAuthClientSecret=your_client_secret;CallbackUrl=your_callback_url;

Connection Properties

The connection string properties are the various options that can be used to establish a connection. This section provides a complete list of the options you can configure in the connection string for this provider.

Property	Description
AuthScheme	The scheme used for authentication. Accepted entries are None or OAuth. Allowed values are: BASIC, NONE, NTLM, OAUTH, OAUTH_CLIENT
CallbackURL	The OAuth callback URL to return to when authenticating. This value must match the callback URL you specify in your app settings.
Domain	Your domain with Aha.
InitiateOAuth	Set this property to initiate the process to obtain or refresh the OAuth access token when you connect. Allowed values are: OFF, GETANDREFRESH, REFRESH
OAuthClientId	The client Id assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.
OAuthClientSecret	The client secret assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.