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Authorization

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

Prerequisites​

To connect Nexla to Intruder, you need an active Intruder account and a personal access token. Intruder uses OAuth 2.0 bearer token authentication—every API request must include your access token in the Authorization header. Tokens can be given a descriptive name and an optional expiry date, making them straightforward to manage and rotate.

Create an Intruder Access Token​

  1. Sign in to your Intruder account at app.intruder.io.

  2. Click your account avatar or name in the top-right corner, then navigate to Account > Settings > My account.

  3. Scroll to the API Access Tokens section of the My account page.

  4. Click the Create Access Token button.

  5. Enter a descriptive name for the token in the Name field. Use a name that identifies the purpose of the token, such as Nexla Integration, so it is easy to identify later.

  6. Optionally, set an Expiry Date for the token. If you set an expiry date, the token will be automatically revoked on that date and Nexla will no longer be able to connect using it. Leave this field blank if you do not want the token to expire automatically.

  7. Enter your account password when prompted and click OK to confirm.

  8. Your new access token will be displayed on screen. Click the Copy button to copy the token to your clipboard.

Important

Copy your access token immediately after it is generated. For security reasons, Intruder will not display the full token value again after you navigate away from this page. Store the token in a secure location such as a password manager.

For complete details on creating and managing API access tokens in Intruder, see the Creating API access tokens article in the Intruder Help Center and the Creating an access token guide in the Intruder Developer Hub.

Create an Intruder Credential​

  • To create a new Intruder 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.

Access Token​

  1. Enter the Intruder access token you generated in the Prerequisites section into the Access Token field. Nexla uses this token as a Bearer token to authenticate all API requests to Intruder on your behalf.

    The access token is transmitted securely and stored encrypted within Nexla. Treat your access token like a password—do not share it or include it in source code repositories.

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.