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Authorization

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

Prerequisites​

Before creating a Button credential, you need to obtain authentication credentials from your Button account. Button uses Basic Authentication with a username and password combination to authenticate API requests.

To use Button with Nexla, you need:

  • Access to your Button account
  • A Button account with appropriate permissions to access the audiences, transactions, and orders you want to work with
  • Your Button username and password for Basic Authentication

For detailed information about Button authentication and credential setup, refer to the Button API documentation.

Create a Button Credential​

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

New Credential Overlay – Button

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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 provide information about the resource purpose, data freshness, etc. that can help the owner and other users efficiently understand and utilize the resource.

Basic Authentication Configuration​

  1. Enter your Button username in the Username field. This is the username associated with your Button account that will be used for Basic Authentication.

  2. Enter your Button password in the Password field. This is the password associated with your Button account that will be used together with the username for Basic Authentication.

    Keep your authentication credentials secure and do not share them publicly. The credentials provide access to your Button account and should be treated as sensitive information. Basic Authentication credentials are sent in the Authorization header for all API requests to the Button API.

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.