Anyone can browse public content on Synapse, but you will need to register for an account to download and/or add content. To create an account, you must be over the age of 13 and have an email address. You will receive an email message for verification to complete the registration process.
Certain actions in Synapse require additional steps, such as certification or validation. Explore the different Synapse /wiki/spaces/DOCS/pages/2007072795 Synapse user account types to learn more about which account type you need.
Managing Your Profile
Visit your Profile Pageyour user profile, which can be accessed by clicking your name the letter icon in the top right corner bottom left and selecting View Profile from the menu. From there, you can click on Edit Profile in order to take any of the following actions:
Change your Synapse username, email, or password
Add or edit your first and last namesname
Add or edit additional information, such as your affiliation or title
Upload a profile picture
Include a brief biography
Link your ORCID credentials
You can also find a link to edit your profile under Settings, which can be accessed by clicking your name in the top right corner and selecting Settings from the menu. From your Setting page, you can manage your password, preferred email, your preferred date/time format, and your Synapse API key. additional profile settings by clicking the letter icon in the bottom left, then followed by Account Settings. In addition to editing your profile from here, you can:
Change your preferred date/time format
Access the certification quiz to become a certified user, if you haven’t already
Validate your profile to become a validated user
Link your profile to your ORCID account
Opt in or out of Synapse email notifications
View the discussion threads and forums that you have subscribed to, and unfollow if desired
Add/manage your personal access tokens
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Important: Do not reuse passwords from other sites. We recommend generating a unique password and using a secure password manager to protect your Synapse account. |
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To enable SSO, create your Synapse account using your Google email address, or add a Google email address as a secondary email. You can use a Gmail address, or an institutional email address configured to be used with Google Suite. To add a secondary Google email, go go to your accounts settings by clicking your name in the upper right click the letter icon at the bottom left of any Synapse page (you must be logged in to Synapse) and select Account Settings. Scroll down to the Email section of your account settings and add your Google-recognized email address (as shown in Gmail ) to your account.
Sometimes it is not obvious what your Google-recognized email is, and you may have more than one alias. One way to check is to open Gmail in your browser and click on your photo or icon in in the upper right corner. The dialog that pops up will show the correct address.
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Synapse also sends platform notifications via email, such as @mentions in discussion forums, but it only sends them to the single email address you have selected to be your primary email. You can manage this preference on your Account Settings page.
Logging in
Personal Access Tokens
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To generate a personal access token in the web client, navigate to your Account Settings page, scroll to the bottom of the screen, and click the Manage Personal Access Tokens button. You can view a list of the existing tokens and their permissions, or click Create New Token to generate a new personal access token with customized access to your Synapse account.
See /wiki/spaces/DOCS/pages/1985446156 Client Configuration for more information on configuring Synapse clients using an access token.
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All user activity on Synapse is recorded for auditing purposes. So, although they can be updated, Synapse accounts cannot be deleted. All of your public activities are and will remain publicly viewable. All of your activities within private projects are and will remain viewable to the people within that project. If you wish to deactivate your account, please contact us at synapseinfo@sagebionetworks.org.