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# Vanta - How do I link my account?

# Overview

To authenticate with Vanta, you need:

1. **Client ID** - A unique identifier for your client.
2. **Client Secret** - A confidential key used to authenticate the identity of the application (client).

This guide will walk you through creating a new application in the Vanta Developer Console and obtaining your OAuth credentials.

### Prerequisites:

* You must have a Vanta account
* You must have access to the Developer Console

### Instructions:

#### Step 1: Creating Your Application

1. Log in to Vanta and navigate to the **Settings** page.
2. Go to **Developer Console** and click **Create**.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/LEKHGmi-8qtqNowV/api-integrations/vanta/dev_console.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=LEKHGmi-8qtqNowV&q=85&s=c1c62a9b99843f5de57b5f1471e22fed" width="2738" height="628" data-path="api-integrations/vanta/dev_console.png" />

3. Give your application a name and description.
4. Select the **App type** based on your use case:
   * **Manage Vanta**: Choose this option to access all Vanta API functionality (excluding the creation of a new private or public integration).
   * **Build Integrations**: Choose this option if you want to create new public or private integrations to sync data from non-integrated environments into Vanta.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/LEKHGmi-8qtqNowV/api-integrations/vanta/create_app.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=LEKHGmi-8qtqNowV&q=85&s=ac8a6448bf61b33cca66ceb4c60c3d9d" width="500" height="551" data-path="api-integrations/vanta/create_app.png" />

5. You will see the **client ID** was autogenerated. Copy this value.
6. Click **Generate client secret** to create your **Client Secret**.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/LEKHGmi-8qtqNowV/api-integrations/vanta/credentials.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=LEKHGmi-8qtqNowV&q=85&s=4bc36c904636a9411a262329cb650655" width="2690" height="1004" data-path="api-integrations/vanta/credentials.png" />

#### Step 2: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

Once you have your **Client ID** and **Client Secret**:

1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Vanta.
2. Enter your **Client ID** and **Client Secret** in their designated fields.
3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/LEKHGmi-8qtqNowV/api-integrations/vanta/form.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=LEKHGmi-8qtqNowV&q=85&s=a90cc8119d78d6ef4e6bcc3299ec4c5c" style={{maxWidth: "450px" }} width="500" height="700" data-path="api-integrations/vanta/form.png" />

You are now connected to Vanta.