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title: Linking identities
slug: linking-identities
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createdAt: 2021-10-21T12:29:09.000Z
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Echoes connect to third-parties through [integrations](docId\:n-7mj2eHLg3giO5544LoT) and attempts to recognize **members** on these integrations (for instance, usernames on GitHub and GitLab)

The contributions made by those members are attributed to their identities on third-parties. However third-party identities are not directly associated to your Echoes account from the get go.

Therefore the way to associate those contributions to your **Echoes account** is by **linking those identities** to your **Echoes account**.

## Linking an identity

An identity can be linked through your [profile page](https://app.echoeshq.com/myprofile).

The example card below, illustrates the case of an Echoes account with two installed integrations: GitHub and GitLab**.** The logged-in user has linked no identities yet. therefore there are two identities to be linked as displayed in the section **Linked accounts. **



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By clicking on a button `Link X to my Echoes account` you will be redirected to the third-party of reference (either GitHub or GitLab in the example below) in order to authenticate.

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Following the authentication steps from the third-party and after their successful completion, you will then be redirected back to Echoes with the below message

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The **identity** are then **linked** **to** your **Echoes account** and **all contributions** made by the linked identity are then **available**.

The card below shows a linked GitHub identity and a pending GitLab identity. It means all contributions made by **JohnDoe **on** GitHub **are now** associated **to the** John Doe Echoes account.**

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**John Doe **would then have to **link** his **GitLab** **identity** in order to associate all his contributions made on GitLab.