API Keys

This article helps you setup API Keys for use with Version 2 (v2) of eSPACE API

eSPACE API Keys help provide other applications data from eSPACE via API (Application Programming Interface - a way for two applications to communicate)

Go to the left side navigation bar > Settings > Other > Developer

After reading the Welcome information, scroll down to where you see "swagger" and you can...

1. Click on the selector 
2. Choose either Version 2 (v2) or Version 1 (v1) of our API

As you can see Version 2 uses JWT (Java Web Token) for authentication instead of Basic Authentication (HTTP based) which is used in Version 1

Once you have made your selection, you can then confirm what each service does:

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Now navigate to "Profile" by going to the left side navigation bar or by going to the top right of your dashboard and selecting "Profile" from the person icon drop-down menu.

Then, scroll to the bottom and expand API Keys

Once you have read the information on our API Keys, you can choose to Create New Key:

After clicking Create New Key, you can do the following:

1. Copy the new key and keep it somewhere secure
2. Enter Description (i.e. a name for the key you will understand, like "HR" or "Website")
3. Click Save | REMEMBER, you can no longer see the full key after save, so be sure to copy it first!

You can create as many API keys as you desire. We recommend creating one for each system that needs to make API calls with the same level of access as your specific login!