Autodesk Construction Cloud setup

Setting up the Autodesk Construction Cloud connector has two phases: set up and authorize Autodesk access, then select the ACC account and save. Confirm the requirements and prerequisites first.

Requirements

Before configuring the Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) connector, ensure you have the following:

• Glean permissions: An active Glean deployment with Glean administrator privileges to manage connectors.
• ACC account access: Access to Autodesk Construction Cloud with Account Administrator permissions for the specific target account.
• Autodesk developer access: Access to create an Autodesk Platform Services (APS) application.

Prerequisites

• The admin user has access to all ACC projects that you want Glean to index.
• The required ACC modules are enabled on those projects:
  • Build for RFIs, Issues, and Submittals
  • Docs for Sheets

Configure Autodesk Construction Cloud for Glean

The connector setup has two phases:

1. Set up and authorize Autodesk access
2. Select the ACC account and save

Each connector instance connects to one ACC account. To index multiple ACC accounts, create a separate connector instance for each account.

Phase 1: Set up and authorize Autodesk access

Create and authorize the APS app

Create an Autodesk Platform Services (APS) OAuth app for the ACC account that you want Glean to index.

Step 1. Create an OAuth app on Autodesk Platform Services

To connect Autodesk Construction Cloud to Glean, you must create an Autodesk Platform Services (APS) OAuth app and use that app's credentials during setup.

1. Sign in to Autodesk Platform Services with an admin user, then open My apps to manage OAuth applications.
2. Click Create Application and select Traditional Web App.
3. Set the application name to Glean.
4. Set the Callback URL to the value shown in the Glean setup page, in the format oauth/instance/verify_code. Do not construct the callback URL manually.
5. Add the following Autodesk APIs to the app so the OAuth flow can request the right scopes:
   1. Data Management API for data:read
   2. BIM 360 API / Account Admin API for account:read
   3. Forma API (formerly ACC) for data:read
6. Click Create App.
7. Copy the Client ID and Client Secret shown by Autodesk. Copy the secret now because Autodesk may show it only once.

Step 2. Add Glean as a Custom Integration in Autodesk Construction Cloud

Before Glean can access your content, you must authorize the Client ID from Step 1 as a Custom Integration within each Autodesk account (ACC, Autodesk Forma, or BIM 360) you want to index. If you skip this step, Glean cannot access the account or hub that you want to crawl. For more information, see the Autodesk ACC Custom Integration Tutorial.

1. Sign in to the Autodesk home page at acc.autodesk.com/home as an Account Administrator.
2. From the app picker or left navigation, open Hub Admin. This may also be labeled Account Admin.
3. Use the hub or account picker at the top of the page to select the hub that you want Glean to index.
4. In the left navigation, click Custom Integrations, then click Add custom integration.
5. Paste the Client ID from step 1 into the Autodesk Platform Services Client ID field.
6. Set the custom integration name to Glean and optionally add a description.
7. Click Add.
8. Confirm that Autodesk shows the app as authorized for the selected hub or account.
9. Repeat these steps for every hub or account that you want to connect to Glean.

Step 3. Authorize Autodesk Construction Cloud in Glean

1. In the Glean Admin console, go to Connectors > Add connector, and search for Autodesk Construction Cloud.
2. Enter a name for the connector.
3. Paste the Client ID and Client Secret from the APS app into the setup page.
4. Click Authorize to start the OAuth flow.
5. Sign in as an Autodesk admin who has access to the ACC account that you want Glean to index.
6. Approve the requested scopes: data:read and account:read.
7. Return to Glean after the authorization flow completes.

Phase 2: Select the ACC account and save

Step 4. Select the ACC account

After authorization, Glean shows the ACC accounts available to the authorized admin.

• If only one account is available, Glean selects it automatically.
• If multiple accounts are available, select the account that you want this connector instance to index.

Step 5. Save the connector

1. Review the configuration.
2. Click Save.
3. Wait for the initial crawl to finish.

Glean validates connectivity after you select the account and save the connector.