# Connecting an Integrated Account with Connection Validation

> Source: https://truto.one/docs/guides/integrated-accounts/connection-validation/connecting-to-integrated-account-with-connection-validation/

## Connecting an Integrated Account with Connection Validation
You can connect an integrated account by following the steps available in [Integrated Accounts](https://truto.one/docs/guides/integrated-accounts/connecting-an-account#connecting-an-account-via-truto-interface).

**Connection Validation Outcomes**:
   - **If Successful**: The test API call succeeds, the connection is validated, and the account is successfully connected.
   ![Connection Validation Successful](https://docs-assets.truto.one/15five_connection_validation_successful.png)
   - **If Unsuccessful**: 
     - The test API call returned a 403 Forbidden error because the provided authentication credentials are not correct.
     ![Connection Validation Unsuccessful](https://docs-assets.truto.one/15five_connection_validation_unsuccessful.png)
     - A **Validation Error** label is added, helping users understand the issue and fix it. This type of error label is not displayed for successful connections.
     ![Show Label When Connection Validation Failed](https://docs-assets.truto.one/connection_validation_label.png)

**If using Truto Link SDK**:
   
If you are using the [Truto Link SDK](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@truto/truto-link-sdk) to handle your integration flows, a [validation_error will be thrown](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@truto/truto-link-sdk#error-types) after the integrated account is created and while running the validation requests setup for the integration fail. This error informs you (and possibly your front-end application) that the credentials you provided could not be validated.