Accounts
Start reconnecting an account
For an account that is needs_reconnect or disconnected.
POST
/v1/accounts/{id}/reconnectTL;DR
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does it do? | Start reconnecting an account. |
| What does it need? | An API key, an OAuth access token, or a connect token (this is one of the calls a connect token may make). |
| What does it take? | A JSON body with the fields below, and id in the path. |
| What does it return? | Status 201 with a body of type ConnectSession. |
| In the SDK? | flung.accounts.reconnect() |
| As an MCP tool? | reconnect_account |
| What can go wrong? | 401 Missing, unknown, revoked or expired API key; 404 No such account in this workspace; 422 The request failed validation; 429 Too many requests for this credential; wait for retry-after seconds. Every failure has the same error shape. |
What it does
For an account that is needs_reconnect or disconnected. The person must sign in as the same platform user; another user is refused.
Example
bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.flung.dev/v1/accounts/acct_aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/reconnect' \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $FLUNG_API_KEY" \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --header "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \ --data '{ "redirectUrl": "https://app.example.com/settings/social"}'ts
import { Flung } from '@flung.dev/sdk'
const flung = new Flung({ apiKey: process.env.FLUNG_API_KEY! })const result = await flung.accounts.reconnect({ id: 'acct_aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa', redirectUrl: 'https://app.example.com/settings/social',})js
const response = await fetch('https://api.flung.dev/v1/accounts/acct_aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/reconnect', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.FLUNG_API_KEY}`, 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Idempotency-Key': crypto.randomUUID(), }, body: JSON.stringify({ redirectUrl: 'https://app.example.com/settings/social', }),})if (!response.ok) throw new Error((await response.json()).error.message)const result = await response.json()A successful answer looks like this:
json
{ "id": "cs_aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", "platform": "x", "accountId": "string", "status": "pending", "authorizationUrl": "https://example.com", "expiresAt": "2026-11-01T09:00:00.000Z", "accountIds": [ "string" ], "error": { "code": "string", "message": "string" }, "createdAt": "2026-11-01T09:00:00.000Z", "completedAt": "2026-11-01T09:00:00.000Z"}Path parameters
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | yes |
Request body
The body has the type an object, with the fields below.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
redirectUrl | string | no | Where Flung sends the person when the flow ends, with flung_session_id, flung_status (connected or error), and flung_account_ids or flung_error in the query. Omit it and Flung shows its own "you can close this tab" page; poll the session instead. at most 2048 characters. |
Responses
| Status | Meaning | Body |
|---|---|---|
| 201 | The session is ready. | ConnectSession |
| 401 | Missing, unknown, revoked or expired API key. | Error |
| 404 | No such account in this workspace. | Error |
| 422 | The request failed validation. | Error |
| 429 | Too many requests for this credential; wait for retry-after seconds. | Error |
Response body
A 201 answer has the type ConnectSession.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | yes | |
platform | Platform | yes | |
accountId | string | null | yes | The account being reconnected; null for a new connection. |
status | "pending" | "connected" | "failed" | "expired" | yes | pending until the person finishes on the platform; expired when they did not by expiresAt. |
authorizationUrl | string | null | yes | Send the person here: the platform's own consent page. Null once the session has ended. |
expiresAt | string | yes | The person must finish by then. |
accountIds | string[] | yes | The accounts stored, once connected. Facebook connects one per page. |
error | object | null | yes | Why it failed: access_denied, wrong_account, platform_error and so on. |
error.code | string | yes | |
error.message | string | yes | |
createdAt | string | yes | |
completedAt | string | null | yes |
See also
| Doc | Why |
|---|---|
| API reference | Every endpoint |
| Schemas | Every request and response type |
| Errors | Every error code and what to do about it |
reconnect_account | The same operation as an MCP tool |