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# Create an external integration account link token

> Client-token endpoint for a registered external integration client. The client submits its own stable external user id and receives a management-console URL that starts browser authentication.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/control-plane-public.json post /api/v1/auth/external-integrations/link
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: AcornOps Control Plane API
  version: 0.0.1-experimental.1
  description: >-
    Control plane API for workspaces, targets, Kubernetes clusters, virtual
    machines, sessions, runs, auth, and internal execution wiring.
servers:
  - url: https://api.acornops.dev
security: []
tags:
  - name: health
    description: Health and readiness endpoints.
  - name: auth
    description: >-
      OIDC, password, browser session, and external integration account link
      endpoints.
  - name: workspaces
    description: Workspace, target, Kubernetes cluster, and VM management endpoints.
  - name: webhooks
    description: Best-effort webhook subscription and delivery history endpoints.
  - name: sessions
    description: Session and message endpoints.
  - name: runs
    description: Run query, cancel, and stream endpoints.
  - name: workflows
    description: >-
      Workspace workflow definitions, schedules, sessions, and approval inbox
      endpoints.
  - name: agents
    description: >-
      Workspace-scoped custom agent definitions, triggers, versions, tests, and
      activity.
  - name: admin
    description: Operator-only admin API protected exclusively by admin bearer tokens.
  - name: internal
    description: Internal execution endpoints for execution-engine.
paths:
  /api/v1/auth/external-integrations/link:
    post:
      tags:
        - auth
      summary: Create an external integration account link token
      description: >-
        Client-token endpoint for a registered external integration client. The
        client submits its own stable external user id and receives a
        management-console URL that starts browser authentication.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - externalUserId
              additionalProperties: false
              properties:
                externalUserId:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                  maxLength: 128
                  example: slack-user-id
                externalDisplayName:
                  type: string
                  minLength: 1
                  maxLength: 120
                  example: John Tan
      responses:
        '200':
          description: >-
            Short-lived external integration account link URL for the user to
            open in a browser.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalIntegrationLinkCreation'
        '400':
          description: Invalid external integration account link payload.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid external integration client token.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: Error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '404':
          description: Error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '409':
          description: Error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: Error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Error response.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      security:
        - externalIntegrationClientToken: []
components:
  schemas:
    ExternalIntegrationLinkCreation:
      type: object
      required:
        - linkUrl
        - expiresAt
      properties:
        linkUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
        expiresAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - code
            - message
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
            retryable:
              type: boolean
            details:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: true
              description: Optional structured error details.
  securitySchemes:
    externalIntegrationClientToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: opaque external integration client token

````