> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.flinks.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Data Sharing

> A collection of APIs that allow you to share specific and limited end-user data with your partners. 

This section walks you through how to securely share user account data with a trusted third party.

The most common use case of this service is to securely share a user's account information with a payment service provider of your choice.

This service enables user data to be transmitted directly and securely to a partner without your team having to handle or map that data.

There are two parts to this flow, one concerns the client side (giving access to a partner) and one concerns the partner side (a partner retrieving the data). For brevity, we refer to a `Client` as a provider of information, and a `Partner` as a retriever and processor of information.

**Client-side steps** :

1. Generate an `Auth Secret` to validate and share with a partner (one-time).

2. Generate an `Access Token` to share with a partner (performed for each user).

**Partner-side steps** :

1. Use the `Auth Secret` and `Auth Token` shared by the client to retrieve user-specific Account Information.

***

**What's next?**

For Clients, please refer to the following APIs for integration:

* [/AuthSecret (Client)](/api/utilities/data-sharing/auth-secret)

* [/PartnerData (Client)](/api/utilities/data-sharing/partner-data)