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Authorization

Follow this guide to create a new Bugsnag credential that will allow Nexla to authenticate to and exchange data with your Bugsnag account.
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Bugsnag

Prerequisites​

Bugsnag Account​

A Bugsnag account is required to connect Nexla to your Bugsnag organization. Bugsnag offers plans for individuals and teams at bugsnag.com.

Generate a Personal Auth Token​

Nexla authenticates with the Bugsnag Data Access API using a Personal Auth Token tied to your Bugsnag user account. This token grants Nexla access to your organization's error data, projects, and related resources based on your account's permissions.

To generate a Personal Auth Token in Bugsnag:

  1. Sign in to your Bugsnag dashboard at app.bugsnag.com.

  2. Click your avatar or account name in the upper-right corner to open the account menu, and select My account settings.

  3. In the My account settings page, locate the Personal auth tokens section and click the Generate New Token link.

  4. Enter a descriptive name for the token in the Token description field — for example, Nexla Integration — so you can identify this token later.

  5. Click the Generate button to create the token.

Important

The generated token will only be displayed once. Copy the token value immediately and store it in a secure location (such as a password manager) before leaving the page. You will not be able to retrieve the token value again after navigating away.

  1. You can also navigate directly to the auth tokens page using the URL: https://app.bugsnag.com/settings/{'{your-organization-slug}'}/my-account/auth-tokens

Personal Auth Tokens are scoped to your Bugsnag user account and inherit your account's access permissions. The token provides access to all organizations and projects that your user account can access. For complete information about authentication options, see the Bugsnag Data Access API documentation.

Create a Bugsnag Credential​

  • To create a new Bugsnag credential, after selecting the data source/destination type, click the Add Credential tile to open the Add New Credential overlay.

Credential Name & Description​

  1. Enter a name for the credential in the Credential Name field and a short, meaningful description in the Credential Description field.

    Resource descriptions are recommended but are not required. They should be used to provide information about the resource purpose, data freshness, etc. that can help the owner and other users efficiently understand and utilize the resource.

Authentication Token​

  1. Enter the Personal Auth Token you generated in your Bugsnag account settings in the Auth Token field. Nexla will use this token to authenticate all API requests to the Bugsnag Data Access API using the Authorization: token {auth_token} header format.

    Keep your Personal Auth Token secure and treat it like a password. If a token is compromised, you can revoke it at any time from the Personal auth tokens section of your Bugsnag account settings and generate a new one.

Save the Credential​

  1. Once all of the relevant steps in the above sections have been completed, click the Save button at the bottom of the overlay to save the configured credential.

  2. The newly added credential will now appear in a tile on the Authenticate screen during data source/destination creation and can be selected for use with a new data source or destination.