# Coalesce

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[Coalesce Metadata Extracted](/integrations/data-transformation-tools/coalesce/coalesce-metadata-extracted.md)
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## **Getting Started with Coalesce** <a href="#h_3a4bfd6458" id="h_3a4bfd6458"></a>

There are three steps to get started using Coalesce with Secoda:

1. Retrieve your Coalesce Host
2. Retrieve your API key
3. Retrieve your Environment ID
4. Connect Coalesce to Secoda

#### **Retrieve your Coalesce Host** <a href="#h_89d08409d1" id="h_89d08409d1"></a>

You can determine your Coalesce host by logging into Coalesce and taking the base url from the link. In the example below, the host would be `https://app.coalescesoftware.io`

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#### **Retrieve your API key** <a href="#h_a2cb9baed8" id="h_a2cb9baed8"></a>

For Secoda to retrieve metadata from Coalesce, you need to get your Access Token. To do this, go to **Deploy > Generate Access Token** and copy the token.

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**Retrieve your Environment ID**

On the **Deploy** page, get the ID of the environment that you want to import into Secoda. For the example below, it would be 3.

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**Connect Coalesce to Secoda**

The next step is to connect Secoda:

1. In the Secoda App, select **Add Integration** on the Integrations tab
2. Search for and select the **Coalesce** integration
3. Enter your Coalesce Host, Access Token, and Environment ID. This information is kept encrypted
4. Click on **Test Connection** to save the integration.
5. Once integration is created, click on **Run Sync** to run your first extraction


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