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# Grafana - How do I link my account?

# Overview

To authenticate with Grafana, you need:

1. **Domain** - The domain for your Grafana instance account.
2. **Token** - The service account token, a randomly generated string that serves as an alternative to a password when authenticating with Grafana's HTTP API.

This guide will walk you through generating your service account token and finding your domain within Grafana.

### Prerequisites:

* You must have a registered Grafana account.
* You must have a service account within Grafana. To learn how to create one, visit [Create a Service Account](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/administration/service-accounts/#to-create-a-service-account).

#### Step 1: Finding your Domain

1. Login to your **Grafana** account. On you address bar, The URL will be similar to: `https://nango.grafana.net/a/cloud-home-app`. Your domain is the text between `https://` and the first forward slash `/`, which in this case would be `nango.grafana.net`.

#### Step 2: Generating Your Service Account Token

1. Sign in to Grafana and click **Administration** in the left-side menu.
2. Click **Users and access**.
3. Click **Service accounts**.
4. Click the service account to which you want to add a token.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/yd3la1jeUGwiAtCR/integrations/all/grafana/service_account.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=yd3la1jeUGwiAtCR&q=85&s=e730212f5dec0cd35775c0e70a615059" width="3018" height="1512" data-path="integrations/all/grafana/service_account.png" />

5. Click **Add service account token**.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/yd3la1jeUGwiAtCR/integrations/all/grafana/generate_token.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=yd3la1jeUGwiAtCR&q=85&s=7878e36e9e353665d1f41fe5bfd28ac6" width="3018" height="1512" data-path="integrations/all/grafana/generate_token.png" />

6. Enter a name for the token.
7. (recommended) Select Set expiration date and enter an expiry date for the token.

* The expiry date specifies how long you want the key to be valid.
* If you are unsure of an expiration date, Grafana recommends that you set the token to expire after a short time, such as a few hours or less. This limits the risk associated with a token that is valid for a long time.

8. Click **Generate token**.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/yd3la1jeUGwiAtCR/integrations/all/grafana/token.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=yd3la1jeUGwiAtCR&q=85&s=6eb943dbf52ef6dfa1e96a8c0abc049d" width="3018" height="1512" data-path="integrations/all/grafana/token.png" />

#### Step 3: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

Once you have your **Domain** and **Token**:

1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Grafana.
2. Enter your **Domain** and **Token** in their respective fields.
3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/yd3la1jeUGwiAtCR/integrations/all/grafana/form.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=yd3la1jeUGwiAtCR&q=85&s=2a37e2f28640e86505e471476a508a16" style={{maxWidth: "450px" }} width="998" height="1390" data-path="integrations/all/grafana/form.png" />

You are now connected to Grafana.