# Accounts access requests

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Role requirement: Workspace admin & Organization owner
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When you set up an integration in Coupler.io, you sometimes need someone else to connect their data source — a client, a teammate, or a contractor. But asking them to create a Coupler.io account just to authorize one connection adds friction and confusion.

**Accounts access requests** solves this. You generate a shareable link for a specific source, send it to the person who owns the account, and they connect it directly — without signing up to Coupler.io.

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### How it works

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Go to **Sources → Accounts access requests**
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Click **+ Generate new link** and select the source you need connected (e.g. Shopify, LinkedIn Ads, Google Ads)
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Copy the link and send it to the person who owns the account
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They open the link, review what access they're granting, and click **Start** to authorize
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Once connected, the account appears in your workspace and is ready to use in integrations
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Each link is single-use and expires after 7 days.
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### Who is this useful for?

**Agencies and consultants** working with clients Your client owns the Facebook Ads or Google Analytics account. Instead of asking them to log into Coupler.io, you send them a link. They authorize in seconds, and you get access to pull their data.

**Teams where data is owned by someone outside your workspace** A finance team member needs to connect a QuickBooks or Xero account owned by the accounting department. Rather than sharing credentials or adding them as a user, you send them a link to connect it directly.

**Anyone setting up integrations on behalf of others** You're building a reporting pipeline and need a client or partner to connect their source. No account setup required on their end.

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### Managing links

All generated links are listed in **Sources → Accounts access requests** with their status, expiry date, and who created them.

| Status  | Meaning                                     |
| ------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| Active  | Link is valid and ready to use              |
| Used    | Someone has already connected via this link |
| Expired | Link has passed its expiry date             |

You can delete a link at any time. Deleting a link does not disconnect an account that has already been connected through it - it only prevents the link from being used again.


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