Overview

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Creating a PagerDuty connection

Create the connection by using one of the following methods:

• OAuth
• API Key

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Using OAuth

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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 PagerDuty icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appears.
3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
4. Click PagerDuty to authenticate using OAuth.
5. Sign in using your credentials.

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Using API key

To create the connection you need:

• An API key
• An API address

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Obtaining the credentials

There are two types of REST API keys:

• General Access REST API Keys
• User Token REST API Keys

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Generate a General Access REST API Key

1. Log in to PagerDuty.

2. Click Integrations > API Access Key.

3. Click Create New API Key.

4. Add a description > Create Key.

5. Copy the API Key.

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Generate a User Token REST API Key

1. In the web app, navigate to User Icon > My Profile > User Settings.

2. In the section API Access, click Create API User Token.

3. Enter a Description to help you identify the key later.

4. Click Create Key.

5. Click Close.

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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 PagerDuty icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appears.
3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
4. Select API Key as the method to create the connection.
5. Fill in the parameters:
   • The API key
   • The API address
6. (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.
7. Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.