QuickSight Connect

Log into the IAM console in AWS

1. Go to your AWS Management Console. This should be the account that owns your Quicksight dashboards you plan to use in monday.com.
2. Navigate to the IAM console and notice the Policies and Users on the left toolbar.

Configure your policy

1. Click on Policies on the left toolbar.
2. On the new page, select Create policy to begin the policy wizard. Select theJSON tab and paste the following policy:

{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Statement": [
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "quicksight:GetDashboardEmbedUrl",
                "quicksight:GenerateEmbedUrlForRegisteredUser",
                "quicksight:DescribeDashboard",
                "quicksight:RegisterUser",
                "quicksight:ListDashboards",
                "quicksight:DescribeDashboardPermissions",
                "quicksight:UpdateDashboardPermissions"
            ],
            "Resource": [
                "arn:aws:quicksight:*:*:dashboard/*",
                "arn:aws:quicksight:*:*:user/default/MondayQSConnect"
            ]
        },
        {
            "Effect": "Allow",
            "Action": [
                "quicksight:DescribeAccountSettings"
            ],
            "Resource": [
                "arn:aws:quicksight:*:*:*"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

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3. Click Next to review and create the policy.
4. Give it a name like MondayQuicksight-Policy. Then create the policy.

Create your IAM User

1. Navigate to the User view on the left toolbar and click the Create user in the top right.
2. Name your user MondayQSConnect and click Next
3. Select Attach existing policies directly and search for the policy you created earlier. Attach the policy.
4. Finally, click "Create user".

It is crucial that you give the user the exact name MondayQSConnect otherwise your Quicksight dashboards won't be able to find your IAM user.

Obtain your user credentials

1. Once your user is created, click on your user to open up the user details.
2. Select Create access key.
3. Once the key is created, be sure to copy the Access key and Secret access key immediately, as these will become unavailable to view later. Save these keys somewhere to be used later on monday.com. Alternatively, download the csv file.

Connect your AWS account

1. Load the widget and begin the setup wizard
2. Make sure your IAM permissions are set up (previous step)
3. Enter your AWS Account ID, Access Key, and Secret Key
4. Verify and submit

Configure your dashboard widget

1. Go to your widget settings menu (top right button)
2. Select your AWS Account, region, and dashboard
3. Set dashboard and enjoy!