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Set up a connection to Twitter Ads

Rachel Shanthi Bijja
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Twitter Ads discover what's happening in the world in helping you connect and achieve results. It also helps you build awareness and drive conversions and targeting tools.

Set up a connection

This video demonstrates creating a Twitter Ads connection.

After you start the connection, configure it in the Create connection panel and complete all of the required * authentication settings:

Setting

Instructions

Name your connection *

Enter a clear and distinguishable name.

Throughout integrator.io imports and exports, you will have the option to choose this new connection. A unique identifier will prove helpful later when selecting it from a list of the connections that you’ve created.

Consumer key *

Enter your Twitter Ads consumer key (API key).

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Consumer secret *

Enter your Twitter Ads consumer secret (API key secret).

Multiple layers of protection, including AES 256 encryption, are in place to keep your API secret safe. When editing this connection, you must re-enter this value each time; it is stored only when the connection is saved and never displayed as text.

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Access token*

Enter your Twitter Ads access token.

Multiple layers of protection, including AES 256 encryption, are in place to keep your API secret safe. When editing this connection, you must re-enter this value each time; it is stored only when the connection is saved and never displayed as text.

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Token secret*

Enter your Twitter Ads token secret (access token secret).

Multiple layers of protection, including AES 256 encryption, are in place to keep your API secret safe. When editing this connection, you must re-enter this value each time; it is stored only when the connection is saved and never displayed as text.

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Tip

This connector documentation describes only the settings shown for the Simple view. For the corresponding HTTP settings, see OAuth 1.0 universal connector documentation.

How to retrieve the consumer key, consumer secret, access token and token secret

To retrieve your consumer key and secret:

  1. Sign in to your Twitter Ads developer account.

  2. Navigate to Projects and apps > Ads-API application > Keys and tokens > Consumer keys.

  3. Click Regenerate. The Regenerate message appears.

  4. Read the message and click Yes, regenerate.

  5. Copy API key (consumer key).

  6. Copy API key secret (consumer secret).

  7. Click Yes, I saved them.

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To retrieve your access token and token secret:

  1. Navigate to Authentication tokens > Access token and secret.

  2. Click Regenerate. The Regenerate message appears.

  3. Read the message and click Yes, regenerate.

  4. Copy Access token.

  5. Copy Access token secret (token secret).

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