Connecting to SendPulse
To authenticate to SendPulse, you can use the OAuth standard to connect to your own data or to allow other users to connect to their data.
Using OAuth Authentication
To obtain you OAuth credentials, log-in to your SendPulse Account and click on the Profile icon at the top right corner of the screen, then go to 'Account Settings' > 'API', and grab your Id (OAuthClientId) and Secret (OAuthClientSecret).
After setting the following connection properties, 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 your SendPulse API Id.
- OAuthClientSecret: Set this to your SendPulse API Secret.
Example connection string:
Profile=C:\profiles\SendPulse.apip;Authscheme=OAuth;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;OAuthClientId=your_api_id;OAuthClientSecret=your_api_secret;
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, APIKEY |
| InitiateOAuth | Specifies the process for obtaining or refreshing the OAuth access token, which maintains user access while an authenticated, authorized user is working. Allowed values are: OFF, GETANDREFRESH, REFRESH |
| OAuthClientId | Specifies the client ID (also known as the consumer key) assigned to your custom OAuth application. This ID is required to identify the application to the OAuth authorization server during authentication. |
| OAuthClientSecret | Specifies the client secret assigned to your custom OAuth application. This confidential value is used to authenticate the application to the OAuth authorization server. |