diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/integrations/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/integrations/index.ts
index 14a049d2d..0618bf3ec 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/integrations/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/integrations/index.ts
@@ -67,12 +67,14 @@ export const setIntegrationResolver = authorized<
     } else {
       // Create
       const integrationService = getIntegrationService(input.name)
-      // validate token
-      if (!(await integrationService.validateToken(input.token))) {
+      // authorize and get access token
+      const token = await integrationService.accessToken(input.token)
+      if (!token) {
         return {
           errorCodes: [SetIntegrationErrorCode.InvalidToken],
         }
       }
+      integrationToSave.token = token
     }
 
     // save integration
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/integrations/integration.ts b/packages/api/src/services/integrations/integration.ts
index 1581a0842..045869111 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/integrations/integration.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/integrations/integration.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { Page } from '../../elastic/types'
 export abstract class IntegrationService {
   abstract name: string
 
-  validateToken = async (token: string): Promise<boolean> => {
-    return Promise.resolve(true)
+  accessToken = async (token: string): Promise<string | null> => {
+    return Promise.resolve('')
   }
   export = async (
     integration: Integration,
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/integrations/pocket.ts b/packages/api/src/services/integrations/pocket.ts
index 6370ad986..e7cb53286 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/integrations/pocket.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/integrations/pocket.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,20 @@ export class PocketIntegration extends IntegrationService {
   name = 'POCKET'
   POCKET_API_URL = 'https://getpocket.com/v3'
 
+  accessToken = async (token: string): Promise<string | null> => {
+    const url = `${this.POCKET_API_URL}/oauth/authorize`
+    try {
+      const response = await axios.post<{ access_token: string }>(url, {
+        consumer_key: env.pocket.consumerKey,
+        code: token,
+      })
+      return response.data.access_token
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log('error validating pocket token', error)
+      return null
+    }
+  }
+
   retrievePocketData = async (
     accessToken: string,
     since: number
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/integrations/readwise.ts b/packages/api/src/services/integrations/readwise.ts
index ab069c119..9c680cf0e 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/integrations/readwise.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/integrations/readwise.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export const READWISE_API_URL = 'https://readwise.io/api/v2'
 
 export class ReadwiseIntegration extends IntegrationService {
   name = 'READWISE'
-  validateToken = async (token: string): Promise<boolean> => {
+  accessToken = async (token: string): Promise<string | null> => {
     const authUrl = `${env.readwise.apiUrl || READWISE_API_URL}/auth`
     try {
       const response = await axios.get(authUrl, {
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ export class ReadwiseIntegration extends IntegrationService {
           Authorization: `Token ${token}`,
         },
       })
-      return response.status === 204
+      return response.status === 204 ? token : null
     } catch (error) {
       console.log('error validating readwise token', error)
-      return false
+      return null
     }
   }
   export = async (