> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://nango.dev/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Share a connect link

> Generate a short-lived connect link and share it with your end user.

Use a connect link when you want to trigger authorization without opening Connect UI immediately in your app (for example: email-based onboarding, support-assisted setup, or cross-device flows).

## Option 1: Generate a link from your backend

Create a connect session and return the `connect_link` to your frontend or internal tools:

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  <Tab title="Node">
    ```ts theme={null}
    import { Nango } from '@nangohq/node';

    const nango = new Nango({ secretKey: process.env['<NANGO-API-KEY>'] });

    api.post('/connectLink', async (req, res) => {
      const { data } = await nango.createConnectSession({
        tags: {
          end_user_id: '<END-USER-ID>',
          end_user_email: '<END-USER-EMAIL>',
          organization_id: '<ORGANIZATION-ID>'
        },
        allowed_integrations: ['<INTEGRATION-ID>']
      });

      res.status(200).send({
        connectLink: data.connect_link,
        expiresAt: data.expires_at
      });
    });
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="cURL">
    ```bash theme={null}
    curl --request POST \
      --url https://api.nango.dev/connect/sessions \
      --header 'Authorization: Bearer <NANGO-API-KEY>' \
      --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
      --data '{
        "tags": {
          "end_user_id": "<END-USER-ID>",
          "end_user_email": "<END-USER-EMAIL>",
          "organization_id": "<ORGANIZATION-ID>"
        },
        "allowed_integrations": [
          "<INTEGRATION-ID>"
        ]
      }'
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

The returned `connect_link` expires after 30 minutes.

## Option 2: Generate a link from the dashboard

In the Nango dashboard, open the Connections page and use the **Share connect link** button. This generates a link that you can share directly with the end user.

## Notes

* For the API details, see [Create a connect session](/reference/backend/http-api/connect/sessions/create).

## Related guides

* [Auth guide](/guides/auth/auth-guide) - embed the standard Connect UI flow.
* [Connection tags, configuration, and metadata](/guides/auth/connection-tags-configuration-metadata) - reconcile completed links with users and orgs.
* [Create a connect session API](/reference/backend/http-api/connect/sessions/create) - API details for generated links.