---
title: "Complete connect link · Connections · COUNT Partner API"
description: "Polls whether the human finished Hosted Link and creates the connection when ready. POST /partners/connections/connect-link/complete"
canonical: "https://developers.getcount.com/reference/connections/complete-connect-link"
source: "https://developers.getcount.com/reference/connections/complete-connect-link"
---
[Connections](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/connections) / Complete connect link

# Complete connect link

POST `/partners/connections/connect-link/complete`

Polls whether the human finished Hosted Link and creates the connection when ready.

HMAC signature + Bearer access token

[Try this request](https://developers.getcount.com/tools/try-it?method=POST&path=%2Fpartners%2Fconnections%2Fconnect-link%2Fcomplete&body=%7B%0A++%22linkToken%22%3A+%22link-sandbox-xxxxxxxx%22%0A%7D)

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#### Request body

`linkToken` string required

The same `linkToken` returned by create-connect-link.

#### Responses

`200` Poll result. status is pending, exited, or completed.

`400` `linkToken` missing or invalid.

`401` Missing or invalid HMAC signature, expired timestamp, or invalid Bearer token. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-401)

`403` The credential does not have access to this workspace or resource. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-403)

`429` Rate limit exceeded (100 requests per minute per clientId). Retry after the Retry-After header. [Troubleshoot](https://developers.getcount.com/getting-started/errors#error-429)

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POST `https://api.getcount.com/partners/connections/connect-link/complete`

Request

```javascript
import crypto from 'node:crypto';

const BASE_URL = 'https://api.getcount.com';
const CLIENT_ID = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_ID;
const CLIENT_SECRET = process.env.COUNT_CLIENT_SECRET;
const ACCESS_TOKEN = process.env.COUNT_ACCESS_TOKEN;

const method = 'POST';
const signingPath = '/connections/connect-link/complete';
const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000).toString();
const body = {
  "linkToken": "link-sandbox-xxxxxxxx"
};
const bodyString = JSON.stringify(body);

const bodyHash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(bodyString).digest('hex');
const baseString = `${method}:${signingPath}:${timestamp}:${bodyHash}`;
const signature = crypto.createHmac('sha256', CLIENT_SECRET).update(baseString).digest('hex');

const response = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/partners/connections/connect-link/complete`, {
  method,
  headers: {
    'x-client-id': CLIENT_ID,
    'x-timestamp': timestamp,
    'x-signature': signature,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    Authorization: `Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}`,
  },
  body: bodyString,
});

console.log(await response.json());
```

Response · 200

```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "status": "completed",
    "connection": {
      "id": "66778899-aabb-ccdd-eeff-001122334455",
      "provider": "plaid",
      "institutionName": "Chase",
      "status": "active",
      "lastSyncAt": "2026-01-28T14:22:30.000Z",
      "createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
      "updatedAt": "2026-01-28T14:22:30.000Z",
      "accounts": [
        {
          "id": "c8d9e0f1-a2b3-4567-cdef-789012345678",
          "name": "Business Checking",
          "mask": "1234",
          "type": "depository"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```