---
title: "Connect plugin"
method: POST
path: "/v1/environments/{environment_id}/plugins/{plugin_id}/connect"
tags: ["Plugins"]
---

# Connect plugin

`POST /v1/environments/{environment_id}/plugins/{plugin_id}/connect`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.replicas.dev`
- URL: `https://api.replicas.dev/v1/environments/{environment_id}/plugins/{plugin_id}/connect`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Connects a plugin that uses credentials, such as an API key. Credentials are verified with the provider. For OAuth plugins, use Start plugin OAuth. Requires write access to the environment.

## Path parameters

- `environment_id` string, required
- `plugin_id` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Replicas-Api-Version` '2026-10-07'

## Request body

- union
  - PluginConnectPostHogRequest
    - `api_key` string, required: PostHog personal API key beginning with phx_.
    - `region` 'us' | 'eu', required
  - PluginConnectClickHouseRequest
    - `url` string, uri, required
    - `username` string, required
    - `password` string, required
    - `database` string
  - PluginConnectApiKeyRequest
    - `api_key` string, required: Provider API key or access token.
  - PluginConnectModalRequest
    - `token_id` string, required: Modal service-user token ID.
    - `token_secret` string, required: Modal service-user token secret.
  - PluginConnectVantaRequest: Vanta Manage API credentials. Supported only by the environment-scoped credential endpoint.
    - `client_id` string, required: Vanta client ID beginning with vci_.
    - `client_secret` string, required: Vanta client secret beginning with vcs_.
    - `deployment` 'standard' | 'gov', required
  - PluginConnectTurbopufferRequest
    - `api_key` string, required: turbopuffer API key beginning with tpuf_.
    - `region` 'aws-us-east-1' | 'aws-us-west-2' | 'gcp-us-central1' | 'gcp-europe-west3', required

## Response `200`

Success

- PluginConnectResponse
  - `success` boolean, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request - Missing or invalid parameters
- `401`: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
- `403`: Forbidden - The authenticated account cannot access this resource
- `404`: Resource not found
- `500`: Internal server error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/replicas/apis/replicas-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/replicas/apis/replicas-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/replicas/apis/replicas-api/revisions/2703ac1c9cb7?raw)