Getting StartedAuthentication
Getting Started

Authentication

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer your-api-key" https://api.example.com/data

Authentication Overview

Authentication is crucial for securing your application's data. Our platform uses a token-based authentication system to ensure user data is protected.

Keep your API key confidential to prevent unauthorized access.

Obtaining Your API Key

  1. Sign Up: Create an account on our platform.
  2. Generate API Key: Navigate to your account settings to generate a new API key.
# Example of how to set your API key
export API_KEY='your-api-key'

Implementing Authentication

Use the following steps to authenticate requests:

Include API Key

Add your API key to the request header.

Validate Response

Ensure the response status is 200 for successful requests.

Example Request

Troubleshooting

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