Authentication

In order to access data from the API, a user or an application will need to pass an Access Token to the API. This access token will determine what kind of data can be accessed or returned.

You can request an Access Token from an API key.

To create an API key you can visit your API settings page at: /settings/api, then to create a new API key, enter a name in the textbox and click on the Create New Key button.

API in KeySuggest

 

Click on View and copy the API key.

To request an Access Token we can submit a POST request to:

/api/token?key=API_KEY_HERE

And you will get a response that looks similar to the following:

{
    "access_token": "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJodHRwOlwvXC93YXZlLnRlc3RcL2FwaVwvdG9rZW4iLCJpYXQiOjE1Mzk4MDg4OTUsImV4cCI6MTUzOTgxMjQ5NSwibmJmIjoxNTM5ODA4ODk1LCJqdGkiOiJRdTViYnhwdlBkNE9tT3ZZIiwic3ViIjoyLCJwcnYiOiI4N2UwYWYxZWY5ZmQxNTgxMmZkZWM5NzE1M2ExNGUwYjA0NzU0NmFhIn0.AJNTXTlnI74ZyPw2rqvEaI7P5YPaLnZNWcCBBmRX0W0"
}

This is the Access Token we will use to retrieve data in our application. We'll show you how to use this Access Token in the next few steps.