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Login & Authentication
MinuteView uses a secure, token-based authentication system. Every user — and every connected tool — must authenticate before accessing any part of the platform.
Logging In
Navigate to your MinuteView URL in any supported browser. You will be presented with the login page.
Enter your username and password and click Sign In. These credentials are created and managed by a MinuteView administrator — see User Management below.
Forgotten your password?
MinuteView does not have a self-service password reset. Contact your MinuteView administrator to have your password reset.
Autodesk Vault Login
If your organisation uses the Autodesk Vault integration, a secondary login option may be available on the login page. This allows users with a Vault account to sign in using their Vault credentials. Your administrator will advise whether this option applies to your environment.
Session Duration
Once logged in, your session remains active for 24 hours from the time you signed in. This is an absolute duration — the session does not extend based on activity, and there is no "keep me logged in" option.
After 24 hours, MinuteView will prompt you to sign in again.
If you need to end your session early, use the Sign Out option from the user menu.
Roles, Groups & Permissions
What a user can see and do in MinuteView is controlled by a three-level system: Permissions, Roles, and Groups.
| Level | What it is |
|---|---|
| Permission | A single capability — for example, Access Mesh or Modify Users. Permissions are predefined by the system. |
| Role | A named collection of permissions — for example, a Mesh User role might include Access Mesh. Roles are created by administrators. |
| Group | A collection of users. Roles are assigned to groups, which applies them to every member in that group. |
Roles can also be assigned directly to individual users without using a group.
In practice, the recommended approach is:
- Create roles that reflect the access requirements of different team members
- Create groups that reflect your team structure
- Assign the appropriate roles to each group
- Add users to groups
This keeps access management scalable — when someone joins or leaves a team, you update their group membership rather than reconfiguring their individual permissions.
For full details on creating users, roles, and groups, see User Management.
Managing User Accounts
User accounts are created and managed by MinuteView administrators in Console → User Management.
Key things to know:
- Account creation is manual — there is no self-registration. Administrators create accounts and provide credentials to users.
- Password resets are administrator-only — users cannot reset their own password. An administrator must perform the reset from the User Management screen.
- External account linking — a MinuteView user account can be linked to an external identity (such as an Autodesk ACC account) so the same person is recognised across integrated systems.
→ Go to User Management documentation
Client Application Authentication
Connected tools — such as the Automations Engine, Minute Creator, and Minute Controller — authenticate with MinuteView as client applications rather than as individual users. This is a separate authentication path designed for service-to-service communication.
Each client application is registered in MinuteView and issued a Client ID and Client Secret. The application uses these credentials to obtain a short-lived access token (valid for 1 hour), which it then uses for all API communication with MinuteView. Tokens are refreshed automatically by the connected application — no manual intervention is required.
Client applications can be configured with:
- Scopes — which MinuteView APIs the application is permitted to call
- Transferable or fingerprinted — whether credentials are locked to a specific machine or portable across installations
- IP allowlisting — restricting which servers are permitted to authenticate
Client applications are registered and managed in Console → Client Applications.
→ Go to Client Applications documentation
See Also
- User Management — Creating and managing users, groups, and roles
- Client Applications — Registering connected tools and services
- Platform Architecture — How MinuteView Server and the Automations Engine communicate securely