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# Start a connect flow

`GET https://api.cutedyno.com/v1/connect/{platform}`

Creates a connect session and returns the URL to send your customer to. Equivalent to POST /v1/connect/sessions.


Required permission: `connections:write`

Accepts `profileId` to target a specific profile. Omit it to use the key’s home profile.

Required permission: `connections:write`

MCP tool: `get_connect_url`

## Path parameters

- `platform` (string, required) — One of facebook, instagram, tiktok, linkedin, youtube.

## Query parameters

- `profileId` (string) — Profile to act on. Defaults to the profile the API key was created in.
- `redirectUrl` (string) — HTTPS URL to return the user to once they finish.

## Request

```bash
curl -X GET "https://api.cutedyno.com/v1/connect/{platform}?profileId=PROFILE_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CUTEDYNO_API_KEY"
```

```typescript
import { CuteDyno } from '@cutedyno/node';

const cutedyno = new CuteDyno();

const result = await cutedyno.accounts.connect({
  profileId: "PROFILE_ID"
});
console.log(result);
```

```python
import os
import requests

url = "https://api.cutedyno.com/v1/connect/{platform}?profileId=PROFILE_ID"
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['CUTEDYNO_API_KEY']}"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())
```

## Response 200

- `authUrl` (string, required)
- `state` (string, required)
- `session` (ConnectSession, required)

```json
{
  "authUrl": "https://cdn.example.com/media/launch.jpg",
  "state": "string",
  "session": {
    "id": "a1b2c3d4-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
    "platform": "facebook",
    "status": "pending",
    "authUrl": "https://cdn.example.com/media/launch.jpg",
    "url": "https://cdn.example.com/media/launch.jpg",
    "errorMessage": "Shipping today.",
    "createdAt": "string",
    "completedAt": "string",
    "expiresAt": "string"
  }
}
```

## Errors

- `invalid_request` (400) — The request body or query string failed validation. The message names the offending field.
- `invalid_api_key` (401) — The key does not exist, was revoked, or is malformed. Keys start with cdyn_live_.
- `profile_not_accessible` (403) — The requested profile is outside this key’s scope, or belongs to another account.
- `rate_limit_exceeded` (429) — Too many requests for this key. Honour the Retry-After header before retrying.
- `internal_error` (500) — Something failed on our side. Retry with the same Idempotency-Key; report the requestId if it persists.