> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connections

> Authentication to third party services

A Connection is a way of authenticating into a third party service, either via
OAuth 2.0 or a secret.

While an app can *technically* have one of each kind of connection, it will
be very rare.

There are two types of Connections:

## User Connections

A User Connection is a connection set up by a specific user to a third party
that is specific to a particular user.

e.g. Connecting one user's calendar to Attio.

On the server side, the secret or auth token for a User Connection is achieved by
calling [`getUserConnection()`](./get-user-connection).

## Workspace Connections

A Workspace Connection is a connection that is valid for an entire workspace.

e.g. Connecting an entire workspace to a third party SaaS product.

On the server side, the secret or auth token for a Workspace Connection is achieved by
calling [`getWorkspaceConnection()`](./get-workspace-connection).