Add and Manage Infomaniak API Tokens

This guide concerns authentication chips or tokens Infomaniak, which is used to verify the identity of the application and to grant it specific permissions to interact with the features and data of the application Infomaniak API in a secure manner.

Preamble

• Authentication chips or tokens are used to verify the identity of the application and to grant specific permissions to interact with the Infomaniak API's functionality and data in a secure manner.
• There's no such thing as no limit on number of token that you can create.
• The duration of an access token is "enlightened" by default but it is possible to define a custom duration at its creation.
• Be careful, if no call is made with the token for a year, it is automatically deactivated then it will be necessary to generate a new one.

Manage token API Infomaniak

When creating an API token, you will be able to choose the application and scope accessible by the token (in order to match your current need and project).

To this end:

1. Click here in order to access the management of your product on the Manager Infomaniak (Need help?).
2. Click the blue button Create a token.
3. Choose the right product from the drop-down menu according to your current need and project.
4. Choose a period of validity.
5. Click the blue button Create a token.
6. Enter the login password to the Manager as requested.
7. Copy the token in a safe place - it will no longer be accessible after that.

Example of application: token for API Newsletter