Create Connection

Create a new Blink connection with the provided method and attributes.

note

Oauth connections cannot be created using this action.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Connection Attributes	A JSON object of the required connection's details of the following form:{"attribute1":{"value": "somevalue1"}, "attribute2":{"value": "somevalue2"}, "attribute3":{"value": "somevalue3"}}To list the required attributes, use the "Get Connection Type" action and find the list of attributes under your chosen Creation Method.
Connection Description	The connection description.
Connection Name	The name the newly created connection will have.
Connection Type ID	The type of Blink connection.
Creation Method	The connection creation method you would like to use when creating the connection.
Workspace ID	The workspace in which to create the connection.

Example Output

{
    "id": "6be0cff6-8f9d-4978-87d2-6e04150b7111",
    "created_at": 1681200783386,
    "updated_at": 1681200783386,
    "created_by": "example@blinkops.com",
    "updated_by": "example@blinkops.com",
    "name": "test446a5958_841e_461e_b8c1_068b2d4937af",
    "full_name": "example_blinkops_com-test446a5958_841e_461e_b8c1_068b2d4937af",
    "display_name": "test446a5958-841e-461e-b8c1-068b2d4937af",
    "tenant_id": "918d290c-cf26-4f8b-ae91-4cb61fe3e098",
    "workspace_id": "acbdffe9-f04b-4e62-bbb3-bdb991f1173a",
    "connection_type_id": "c42afbdc-b3d5-46c8-ade9-912331c6e265",
    "tags": [],
    "active": false,
    "attributes": {
        "aws_access_key_id": {
            "value": "test1"
        },
        "aws_secret_access_key": {
            "value": "SECRET"
        }
    },
    "created_with_o_auth": false,
    "secret_manager": "18091976-1809-1976-1809-197618091976",
    "creation_method": "user_based",
    "type_name": "aws",
    "shared_with": null,
    "used_by": {
        "subflows": {
            "names": null,
            "count": 0
        }
    },
    "is_shared": false,
    "workspace_name": "",
    "slug_name": "",
    "secret_manager_name": ""
}

Workflow Library Example

Create Connection with Blink and Send Results Via Email

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