--- title: Magic links description: Magic links enable seamless authentication from a consumer instance to a provider instance in Service Exchange, enabling consumers to access shared resources without manual login. This mechanism supports both per-user and single-user login modes and is particularly useful for HR tasks, catalog submissions, and knowledge base access. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/service-exchange/service-bridge-v2-explore-magic-link.html release: australia product: Service Exchange classification: service-exchange topic_type: concept last_updated: "2026-05-13" reading_time_minutes: 1 keywords: [magic links, authentication, consumer instance, single sign-on] breadcrumb: [Explore, Service Exchange] --- # Magic links Magic links enable seamless authentication from a consumer instance to a provider instance in Service Exchange, enabling consumers to access shared resources without manual login. This mechanism supports both per-user and single-user login modes and is particularly useful for HR tasks, catalog submissions, and knowledge base access. **Related topics** [Enable magic links](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/service-exchange/service-bridge-v2-magic-links.md)