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Step 1: Connect Your Impact Account

1A: Find your Impact credentials

Northbeam connects via Impact’s Legacy API Token. You’ll need your Account SID and Auth Token.
Required RoleOnly users with the Account Administrator or Implementation Specialist role in Impact can access API credentials.If you don’t see the API section in Settings, ask your Impact account admin to either grant you one of these roles or retrieve the credentials on your behalf.
  1. In Impact, go to [User profile] → Settings → Technical → API
  2. Click Create Access Token — refer to Impact’s guide for detailed steps
  3. Complete the Setup and Contact Information steps
  4. On the API Scopes step, select the following (all GET):
    • /Advertisers/<AccountSID>/Campaigns
    • /Advertisers/<AccountSID>/Actions
    • /Advertisers/<AccountSID>/Ads
    • /Advertisers/<AccountSID>/MediaPartners
    • /Advertisers/<AccountSID>/ReportExport/{ReportId_or_Handle}
    • /Advertisers/<AccountSID>/Reports
    • /Advertisers/<AccountSID>/Reports/{ReportId}
  5. Click Create

1B: Connect in Northbeam

  • Onboarding: Go to Integrations > Impact
  • Dashboard: Go to Settings > Connections > Impact
Paste your Account SID and Auth Token, then click Connect. If you see “An error occurred: Invalid credentials,” double-check both values and try again.