> ## Documentation Index
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# Create connection

> Creates a new connection to authenticate with a third-party service (like Google Drive, Hubspot, Dropbox, etc.) and returns a redirect URL for the connection authentication flow.



## OpenAPI

````yaml post /connections
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  version: 0.1.1
  title: Datagrid API
  description: Datagrid API
servers:
  - url: https://api.datagrid.com/v1
security:
  - BearerAuth: []
paths:
  /connections:
    post:
      tags:
        - Connections
      summary: Create connection
      description: >-
        Creates a new connection to authenticate with a third-party service
        (like Google Drive, Hubspot, Dropbox, etc.) and returns a redirect URL
        for the connection authentication flow.
      operationId: Connection.createConnection
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - connector_id
              properties:
                connector_id:
                  type: string
                  description: The connector ID for the third-party service to connect to.
                connection_provider_id:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                  description: >-
                    Optional connection provider ID to use custom OAuth
                    credentials for this connection.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Connection creation initiated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RedirectURLResponse'
        '429':
          description: >-
            Rate limit exceeded. The request has been throttled because the rate
            limit for this endpoint has been reached. Check the `Retry-After`
            response header and retry after the specified number of seconds.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RateLimitError'
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: JavaScript
          source: >-
            import Datagrid from 'datagrid-ai';


            const client = new Datagrid({
              apiKey: process.env['DATAGRID_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
            });


            const redirectURLResponse = await client.connections.create({
            connector_id: 'connector_id' });


            console.log(redirectURLResponse.redirect_url);
        - lang: Python
          source: |-
            import os
            from datagrid_ai import Datagrid

            client = Datagrid(
                api_key=os.environ.get("DATAGRID_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
            )
            redirect_url_response = client.connections.create(
                connector_id="connector_id",
            )
            print(redirect_url_response.redirect_url)
components:
  schemas:
    RedirectURLResponse:
      type: object
      description: The `redirect_url` object represents a redirect url for a connection.
      required:
        - object
        - redirect_url
      properties:
        object:
          type: string
          enum:
            - redirect_url
        redirect_url:
          type: string
          description: The redirect url for a connection.
    RateLimitError:
      type: object
      description: >-
        Returned when the rate limit is exceeded. Rate limits are enforced per
        teamspace, endpoint path, and HTTP method over a 60-second sliding
        window. Each endpoint may have its own limit — check the
        X-RateLimit-Limit response header for the effective value.
      required:
        - error
        - message
        - retryable
        - status_code
      properties:
        status_code:
          type: integer
          description: The HTTP status code (429).
        statusCode:
          type: integer
          deprecated: true
          description: Deprecated. Use status_code instead.
        error:
          type: string
          enum:
            - rate_limit_exceeded
          description: The error code identifying this as a rate limit error.
        message:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable error message.
        mitigation:
          type: string
          description: Suggested action to resolve the error.
        retryable:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the request can be retried after a delay.
        details:
          type: object
          properties:
            reason:
              type: string
              description: A detailed explanation of why the rate limit was exceeded.
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````