> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs-staging-docs-ia-custom-database-connections.mintlify.site/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. > Learn how to configure your HTTP Vault Connections to authorize HTTP requests to external APIs or services. # HTTP Vault Connection ## Configure your HTTP Vault Connection Options HTTP Vault Connection can be configure with different authentication options and then be used at your HTTP Request Flow Actions. Dashboard > Actions > Forms > Vault > HTTP ## Configure your HTTP Vault Connection for Bearer Token To configure a HTTP Vault Connection using **Bearer Token** authorization, you need to set the required parameters. Dashboard > Actions > Forms > Vault > HTTP ### Input settings | Parameter | Description | | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- | | Bearer Token | Static token used for external service authorization. | ## Configure your HTTP Vault Connection for OAuth Client Credentials To configure a HTTP Vault Connection using **Client Credentials** authorization, you need to set the required parameters. Dashboard > Actions > Forms > Vault > HTTP ### Input settings | Parameter | Description | | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Tenant Endpoint | Tenant Endpoint of the Authorization Server issuing the Access Tokens. | | Client ID | Client ID of your M2M Application authorized for Custom API. | | Client Secret | Client Secret of your M2M Application authorized for Custom API. | | Audience (Optional) | Custom API Audience. Normally used for Custom APIs defined in Auth0. | | Resource (Optional) | Custom API Resource. Standard parameter with similar meaning of Audience. | | Scope (Optional) | Scope list in string format separated by spaces. | ## Configure your HTTP Vault Connection for API Key To configure a HTTP Vault Connection using **API Key** authorization, you need to set the required parameters. Dashboard > Actions > Forms > Vault > HTTP ### Input settings | Parameter | Description | | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Name | API Key name to be added as Header or Query parameter. | | Value | API Key value to be added as Header or Query parameter. | | Add To | By default, it's Header. Determines whether to add the API Key as Header or Query parameter. | ## Configure your HTTP Vault Connection for Basic Authentication To configure a HTTP Vault Connection using **Basic Auth** authorization, you need to set the required parameters. Dashboard > Actions > Forms > Vault > HTTP ### Input settings | Parameter | Description | | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Username | Username to be concatenated and base64 encoded, then added as Basic Authorization Header parameter. | | Password | Password to be concatenated and base64 encoded, then added as Basic Authorization Header parameter. | HTTP Vault Connection with Basic Auth configuration, is looking forward to replace the currently built-in option at Flows HTTP Request Action.