---
title: "Northflank Connection"
description: "Learn how to configure a Northflank Connection for Infisical."
---

Infisical supports the use of [API Tokens](https://northflank.com/docs/v1/api/use-the-api) to connect with Northflank.

<Tip>
  Infisical recommends creating a specific API role for the app connection and only giving access to projects that will use the integration.
</Tip>

## Create a Northflank API Token

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create an API Role">
    Navigate to your team page and click **Create token**.

    ![Create API Role](/images/app-connections/northflank/step-1.png)

    Click on **Create API role**.

    ![Create API Role](/images/app-connections/northflank/step-2.png)

    Select all the projects you want this role to have access to, or leave this unchecked if you want to give access to all projects.

    ![Create API Role](/images/app-connections/northflank/step-3.png)

    Add the **Projects** -> **Manage** -> **Read** permission.

    ![Create API Role](/images/app-connections/northflank/step-4-1.png)

    Add the **Config & Secrets** -> **Secret Groups** -> **List**, **Update** and **Read Values** permissions.

    ![Create API Role](/images/app-connections/northflank/step-4-2.png)

    Scroll to the bottom and save the API role.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Create an API Token">
    Click on the **API** -> **Tokens** menu on the left and then click the **Create API token** button.

    ![Create API Token](/images/app-connections/northflank/step-5.png)

    Give a name to the API token and click the **Use role** button for the new API role you just created.

    ![Create API Token](/images/app-connections/northflank/step-6.png)

    Click the **View API token** icon to view and copy your token.

    ![Create API Token](/images/app-connections/northflank/step-7.png)
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Create a Northflank Connection in Infisical

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Infisical UI">
    <Steps>
      <Step title="Navigate to App Connections">
        In your Infisical dashboard, navigate to the **App Connections** page in the desired project.

        ![App Connections Tab](/images/app-connections/general/add-connection.png)
      </Step>
      <Step title="Select Northflank Connection">
        Click **+ Add Connection** and choose **Northflank Connection** from the list of integrations.

        ![Select Northflank Connection](/images/app-connections/northflank/northflank-app-connection-option.png)
      </Step>
      <Step title="Fill out the Northflank Connection form">
        Complete the form by providing:
        - A descriptive name for the connection
        - An optional description
        - The API Token from the previous step

        ![Northflank Connection Modal](/images/app-connections/northflank/northflank-app-connection-form.png)
      </Step>
      <Step title="Connection created">
        After submitting the form, your **Northflank Connection** will be successfully created and ready to use with your Infisical project.

        ![Northflank Connection Created](/images/app-connections/northflank/northflank-app-connection-generated.png)
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="API">
    To create a Northflank Connection via API, send a request to the [Create Northflank Connection](/api-reference/endpoints/app-connections/northflank/create) endpoint.

    ### Sample request

    ```bash Request
    curl    --request POST \
            --url https://app.infisical.com/api/v1/app-connections/northflank \
            --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
            --data '{
                "name": "my-northflank-connection",
                "method": "api-token",
                "projectId": "abcdef12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
                "credentials": {
                    "apiToken": "[API TOKEN]"
                }
            }'
    ```

    ### Sample response

    ```bash Response
    {
      "appConnection": {
          "id": "a1b2c3d4-5678-90ab-cdef-1234567890ab",
          "name": "my-northflank-connection",
          "description": null,
          "projectId": "abcdef12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
          "version": 1,
          "orgId": "abcdef12-3456-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
          "createdAt": "2025-01-23T10:15:00.000Z",
          "updatedAt": "2025-01-23T10:15:00.000Z",
          "isPlatformManagedCredentials": false,
          "credentialsHash": "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
          "app": "northflank",
          "method": "api-token",
          "credentials": {}
      }
    }
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>