---
title: "Create connect link · Connections · COUNT Partner API"
description: "Mints a Plaid Hosted Link URL for connecting a new bank account. POST /partners/connections/connect-link"
canonical: "https://developers.getcount.com/reference/connections/create-connect-link"
source: "https://developers.getcount.com/reference/connections/create-connect-link"
---
[Connections](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/connections) / Create connect link

# Create connect link

POST `/partners/connections/connect-link`

Mints a Plaid Hosted Link URL for connecting a new bank account.

Hand `hostedLinkUrl` to a human to open in a browser. After they finish, call complete-connect-link with the same `linkToken`.

HMAC signature + Bearer access token

[Try this request](https://developers.getcount.com/tools/try-it?method=POST&path=%2Fpartners%2Fconnections%2Fconnect-link)

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#### Responses

`200` Hosted Link session created.

`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)

[Previous GET List connections](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/connections/list-connections) [Next POST Complete connect link](https://developers.getcount.com/reference/connections/complete-connect-link)

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

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';
const timestamp = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000).toString();
const bodyString = '';

const bodyHash = '';
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`, {
  method,
  headers: {
    'x-client-id': CLIENT_ID,
    'x-timestamp': timestamp,
    'x-signature': signature,
    Authorization: `Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}`,
  },
});

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

Response · 200

```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "linkToken": "link-sandbox-xxxxxxxx",
    "hostedLinkUrl": "https://cdn.plaid.com/link/v2/stable/link.html?isWebview=true&token=…"
  }
}
```