Connectors that need a key, and ones that need nothing
Not every connector uses a sign-in screen. Some want a key you generate in the other app, and some need nothing from you at all.
Integrations
A connector that uses a key
Yahoo Finance
Others are on already, with no account needed
- Some connectors want a key
- Paste it once and save
- Others are on already, with no account needed
Token connectors
Generate a key in the other app
Usually under developer or API settings.Copy it
Keys are usually shown once.Paste it into the connector in Metir and save
The key is stored for your account only, and you can replace or remove it later.
Open connectors
Some data sources need no account at all. Those are available to everyone, which is why you may see one in the chat connector list without having set anything up. See connectors in a chat.
Which is which
The Integrations page tells you what each connector needs before you start.
Give a key the narrowest permissions the other app offers. If it supports a read-only key, use one.