| CPC H04L 9/3213 (2013.01) [H04L 9/3226 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A computer-implemented method for connecting to an independent software vendor (ISV), comprising:
receiving, at an integrated platform, a request to initiate a data connection with the ISV, the request comprising a selection of a service from a data analytics service in the integrated platform;
connecting an ISV account of a first client, in response to the request, to the integrated platform;
generating, through the integrated platform, an asynchronous and secured message comprising a unique identifier;
associating, through the asynchronous and secured message of the integrated platform, the data connection with the unique identifier;
matching a state token of an authorization code with the unique identifier of the data connection;
exchanging, with a connector service, the authorization code for tokens;
establishing the data connection with the ISV;
receiving access to the ISV through the integrated platform; and
providing, to the first client, a notification indicating the data connection with the ISV is complete.
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