diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/twitter/authorizations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/twitter/authorizations_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f96a2921c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts/twitter/authorizations_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+class Api::V1::Accounts::Twitter::AuthorizationsController < Api::V1::Accounts::BaseController
+  include TwitterConcern
+
+  before_action :check_authorization
+
+  def create
+    @response = twitter_client.request_oauth_token(url: twitter_callback_url)
+    if @response.status == '200'
+      ::Redis::Alfred.setex(oauth_token, Current.account.id)
+      render json: { success: true, url: oauth_authorize_endpoint(oauth_token) }
+    else
+      render json: { success: false }, status: :unprocessable_entity
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def oauth_token
+    parsed_body['oauth_token']
+  end
+
+  def oauth_authorize_endpoint(oauth_token)
+    "#{twitter_api_base_url}/oauth/authorize?oauth_token=#{oauth_token}"
+  end
+
+  def check_authorization
+    raise Pundit::NotAuthorizedError unless Current.account_user.administrator?
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/twitter_concern.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/twitter_concern.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2c236d25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/twitter_concern.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+module TwitterConcern
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  private
+
+  def parsed_body
+    @parsed_body ||= Rack::Utils.parse_nested_query(@response.raw_response.body)
+  end
+
+  def host
+    ENV.fetch('FRONTEND_URL', '')
+  end
+
+  def twitter_client
+    Twitty::Facade.new do |config|
+      config.consumer_key = ENV.fetch('TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY', nil)
+      config.consumer_secret = ENV.fetch('TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET', nil)
+      config.base_url = twitter_api_base_url
+      config.environment = ENV.fetch('TWITTER_ENVIRONMENT', '')
+    end
+  end
+
+  def twitter_api_base_url
+    'https://api.twitter.com'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/twitter/authorizations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/twitter/authorizations_controller.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 765e026fe..000000000
--- a/app/controllers/twitter/authorizations_controller.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-class Twitter::AuthorizationsController < Twitter::BaseController
-  def create
-    @response = twitter_client.request_oauth_token(url: twitter_callback_url)
-
-    if @response.status == '200'
-      ::Redis::Alfred.setex(oauth_token, account.id)
-      redirect_to oauth_authorize_endpoint(oauth_token)
-    else
-      redirect_to app_new_twitter_inbox_url(account_id: account.id)
-    end
-  end
-
-  private
-
-  def oauth_token
-    parsed_body['oauth_token']
-  end
-
-  def user
-    @user ||= User.find_by(id: params[:user_id])
-  end
-
-  def account
-    @account ||= user.account
-  end
-
-  def oauth_authorize_endpoint(oauth_token)
-    "#{twitter_api_base_url}/oauth/authorize?oauth_token=#{oauth_token}"
-  end
-end
diff --git a/app/controllers/twitter/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/twitter/base_controller.rb
index 353c1159c..9b4ba2a6a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/twitter/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/twitter/base_controller.rb
@@ -1,24 +1,3 @@
 class Twitter::BaseController < ApplicationController
-  private
-
-  def parsed_body
-    @parsed_body ||= Rack::Utils.parse_nested_query(@response.raw_response.body)
-  end
-
-  def host
-    ENV.fetch('FRONTEND_URL', '')
-  end
-
-  def twitter_client
-    Twitty::Facade.new do |config|
-      config.consumer_key = ENV.fetch('TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY', nil)
-      config.consumer_secret = ENV.fetch('TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET', nil)
-      config.base_url = twitter_api_base_url
-      config.environment = ENV.fetch('TWITTER_ENVIRONMENT', '')
-    end
-  end
-
-  def twitter_api_base_url
-    'https://api.twitter.com'
-  end
+  include TwitterConcern
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/twitter/callbacks_controller.rb b/app/controllers/twitter/callbacks_controller.rb
index b3cafbe12..d484b0871 100644
--- a/app/controllers/twitter/callbacks_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/twitter/callbacks_controller.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 class Twitter::CallbacksController < Twitter::BaseController
+  include TwitterConcern
+
   def show
     return redirect_to twitter_app_redirect_url if permitted_params[:denied]
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/api/channel/twitterClient.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/api/channel/twitterClient.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..110cf6cde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/api/channel/twitterClient.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/* global axios */
+import ApiClient from '../ApiClient';
+
+class TwitterClient extends ApiClient {
+  constructor() {
+    super('twitter', { accountScoped: true });
+  }
+
+  generateAuthorization() {
+    return axios.post(`${this.url}/authorization`);
+  }
+}
+
+export default new TwitterClient();
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/api/specs/channel/twitterClient.spec.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/api/specs/channel/twitterClient.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0480aeb82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/api/specs/channel/twitterClient.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import TwitterClient from '../../channel/twitterClient';
+import ApiClient from '../../ApiClient';
+
+describe('#TwitterClient', () => {
+  it('creates correct instance', () => {
+    expect(TwitterClient).toBeInstanceOf(ApiClient);
+    expect(TwitterClient).toHaveProperty('generateAuthorization');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/inboxMgmt.json b/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/inboxMgmt.json
index 55ba4a0ff..16217e5ae 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/inboxMgmt.json
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/i18n/locale/en/inboxMgmt.json
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
         "PICK_A_VALUE": "Pick a value"
       },
       "TWITTER": {
-        "HELP": "To add your Twitter profile as a channel, you need to authenticate your Twitter Profile by clicking on 'Sign in with Twitter' "
+        "HELP": "To add your Twitter profile as a channel, you need to authenticate your Twitter Profile by clicking on 'Sign in with Twitter' ",
+        "ERROR_MESSAGE": "There was an error connecting to Twitter, please try again"
       },
       "WEBSITE_CHANNEL": {
         "TITLE": "Website channel",
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/settings/inbox/channels/Twitter.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/settings/inbox/channels/Twitter.vue
index 31ee3f984..095657d54 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/settings/inbox/channels/Twitter.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/settings/inbox/channels/Twitter.vue
@@ -1,27 +1,42 @@
 <template>
   <div class="wizard-body columns content-box small-9">
     <div class="login-init full-height text-center">
-      <form method="POST" action="/twitter/authorization">
-        <input type="hidden" name="user_id" :value="currentUserID" />
+      <form @submit.prevent="requestAuthorization">
         <woot-submit-button
           icon-class="ion-social-twitter"
           button-text="Sign in with Twitter"
           type="submit"
+          :loading="isRequestingAuthorization"
         />
       </form>
       <p>{{ $t('INBOX_MGMT.ADD.TWITTER.HELP') }}</p>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
-
 <script>
-import { mapGetters } from 'vuex';
+import alertMixin from 'shared/mixins/alertMixin';
+import twitterClient from '../../../../../api/channel/twitterClient';
 
 export default {
-  computed: {
-    ...mapGetters({
-      currentUserID: 'getCurrentUserID',
-    }),
+  mixins: [alertMixin],
+  data() {
+    return { isRequestingAuthorization: false };
+  },
+  methods: {
+    async requestAuthorization() {
+      try {
+        this.isRequestingAuthorization = true;
+        const response = await twitterClient.generateAuthorization();
+        const {
+          data: { url },
+        } = response;
+        window.location.href = url;
+      } catch (error) {
+        this.showAlert(this.$t('INBOX_MGMT.ADD.TWITTER.ERROR_MESSAGE'));
+      } finally {
+        this.isRequestingAuthorization = false;
+      }
+    },
   },
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index b521bece0..d5e1162fa 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
             end
           end
 
+          namespace :twitter do
+            resource :authorization, only: [:create]
+          end
+
           resources :webhooks, except: [:show]
           namespace :integrations do
             resources :apps, only: [:index, :show]
@@ -202,7 +206,6 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
   post 'webhooks/twitter', to: 'api/v1/webhooks#twitter_events'
 
   namespace :twitter do
-    resource :authorization, only: [:create]
     resource :callback, only: [:show]
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/twitter/authorizations_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/twitter/authorizations_controller_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a0772243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/v1/accounts/twitter/authorizations_controller_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe 'Twitter Authorization API', type: :request do
+  let(:account) { create(:account) }
+
+  describe 'POST /api/v1/accounts/{account.id}/twitter/authorization' do
+    context 'when it is an unauthenticated user' do
+      it 'returns unauthorized' do
+        post "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/twitter/authorization"
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:unauthorized)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when it is an authenticated user' do
+      let(:agent) { create(:user, account: account, role: :agent) }
+      let(:administrator) { create(:user, account: account, role: :administrator) }
+      let(:twitter_client) { double }
+      let(:twitter_response) { double }
+      let(:raw_response) { double }
+
+      it 'returns unathorized for agent' do
+        post "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/twitter/authorization",
+             headers: agent.create_new_auth_token,
+             as: :json
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:unauthorized)
+      end
+
+      it 'creates a new authorization and returns the redirect url' do
+        allow(Twitty::Facade).to receive(:new).and_return(twitter_client)
+        allow(twitter_client).to receive(:request_oauth_token).and_return(twitter_response)
+        allow(twitter_response).to receive(:status).and_return('200')
+        allow(twitter_response).to receive(:raw_response).and_return(raw_response)
+        allow(raw_response).to receive(:body).and_return('oauth_token=test_token')
+
+        post "/api/v1/accounts/#{account.id}/twitter/authorization",
+             headers: administrator.create_new_auth_token,
+             as: :json
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
+        expect(JSON.parse(response.body)['url']).to include('test_token')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end