GuidesClients
Clients
Create and manage MQTT client credentials for your apps and services to connect to CloudSignal.
Clients are the MQTT credentials your applications and services use to connect to CloudSignal. They're different from your dashboard login.
A client is not the same as a dashboard user:
| Type | Used by |
|---|---|
| Dashboard user | You, logging into the web UI |
| Client | Apps and services connecting via MQTT |
Guides
Create client
Step-by-step guide to creating credentials
Username format
Understanding username@organization_id
Quick reference
Connection credentials
When you create a client, you get:
| Credential | Example |
|---|---|
| Username (stored) | agent-research |
| Username (for connection) | agent-research@org-abc123 |
| Password | Set during creation |
Best practices
| Practice | Why |
|---|---|
| One client per app or service | Don't share credentials |
| Descriptive names | agent-research, backend-api, mobile-app |
| Strong passwords | Use generated passwords when possible |
| Rotate credentials | Update passwords periodically |