Choose and use your Nightscout URL

Your Nightscout URL opens your glucose dashboard. It is different from the account portal at my.nightscoutpro.com.

Create the site

1. Sign in to your Nightscout Pro account.
2. Complete the site setup form. Choose the site name carefully and select the appropriate hosting region.
3. Set a unique API Secret of at least 12 characters and the required glucose display units.
4. Submit the create-site form once and wait for its result. If setup fails or stays pending, use failed setup help.
5. Open the generated site link and copy that complete address for your apps. Some addresses contain a region component; do not remove it or rebuild the address from an example.

Which URL belongs in an app?

Most apps want the full HTTPS site address without a path, query string or credentials. xDrip+ upload is an exception and uses a special Base URL. An AAPS API v3 token is also different from the API Secret.

Changing a bookmark does not rename or migrate your site. If you need a site-name change, contact support before changing all your app settings.

Confirm completion

Seeing the dashboard proves the site can open. It does not prove your CGM is connected. Use the selected upload guide and compare a new reading’s value and timestamp. Keep the API Secret out of screenshots and use read-only tokens for routine sharing.