---
title: "Start authenticated social link"
method: POST
path: "/api/user/security/social/{provider}/start"
tags: ["User"]
---

# Start authenticated social link

`POST /api/user/security/social/{provider}/start`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://demo.hitkeep.com`
- URL: `https://demo.hitkeep.com/api/user/security/social/{provider}/start`
- Auth: API key in cookie `hk_token`

Starts a provider authorization bound to the authenticated HitKeep account.

## Path parameters

- `provider` 'google' | 'github' | 'microsoft', required

## Request body

- object

## Response `200`

Provider authorization URL

- SSOStartResponse
  - `auth_url` string, uri, required

## Other responses

- `404`: Provider unavailable

---

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