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# Acronis

> Acronis is a cybersecurity and data protection technology company that offers a range of on-premises and cloud-based software solutions for backup, disaster recovery, and endpoint management.

## Creating an Acronis connection[​](#creating-an-acronis-connection "Direct link to Creating an Acronis connection")

## Using App Registration[​](#using-app-registration "Direct link to Using App Registration")

To create the connection you need:

* An API Address
* A Client ID
* An Application Secret
* A Tenant ID

### Obtaining the credentials[​](#obtaining-the-credentials "Direct link to Obtaining the credentials")

1. Login into your Acronis dashboard.

2. In the left-hand menu, select **Settings** > **API Clients**.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/blinkops-2/yRkQ-wRlnQIXwr-A/img/Acronis/menu.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=yRkQ-wRlnQIXwr-A&q=85&s=5c4b6cdb5742da33d6a1071f2ebd22ff" alt="image" width="504" height="1736" data-path="img/Acronis/menu.png" />

3. In the top right corner click on **Create API Client**.

### Creating your connection[​](#creating-your-connection "Direct link to Creating your connection")

1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the **Connections** page > **Add connection**. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.

2. Select the **Acronis** icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.

3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.

4. Select **App Registration** as the method to create the connection.

5. Fill in the parameters:

   * The API Address
   * The Client ID
   * The Application Secret
   * A Tenant ID

6. (Optional) Click **Test Connection** to test it.

7. Click **Create connection**. The new connection appears on the **Connections** page.