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API Keys

The API key is the main thing that is needed for the integration. This is the same as the hash of the user's session gotten by the auth call, only with an infinite lifetime.

Unlike the user's session:

  • the API key will not be deleted if the user logs out or changes the password,
  • you do not need to renew the key periodically,
  • you do not transfer or store the username and password,
  • you can delete the key at any time if there is a suspicion of compromise,
  • you can create a separate key for each individual integration.
  • if request rate limit is exceeded, regular users will not be blocked, because API keys have a separate counter.

You can get an API key in user's web interface. This is the recommended way instead of user session hash.

In one user's account, you can have up to 20 API keys intended for different external integrations. To distinguish keys from each other, you should give them meaningful names.

Security

Do not publish API keys anywhere. Having a key, you can perform almost any action in the user's account. Make API calls only over HTTPS because the key is transmitted in cleartext.

Find more details on API keys usage in our instructions.


API Key object

{
  "hash": "c915157ac483e7319b0b257408bc04e1",
  "create_date": "2021-10-29 12:00:36",
  "title": "Integration with My Super App"
}
  • hash - string, 32 chars. Hash of an API key.
  • create_date - date/time. Key creation date.
  • title - string. Key title.

Actions

API path: /api/key.

create

Creates a new API key.

This call is available only to the master user and only with a standard session obtained using a login/password via /user/auth.

parameters

name description type restrictions
hash Master user's session hash. String Not empty.
title New key title String Not empty, only printable characters. Max length: 255.

examples

curl -X POST 'https://api.navixy.com/v2/api/key/create' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{"hash": "22eac1c27af4be7b9d04da2ce1af111b", "title": "My Super App"}'
https://api.navixy.com/v2/api/key/create?hash=a6aa75587e5c59c32d347da438505fc3&title=My+Super+App

response

{
  "success": true,
  "value": {
    "hash": "c915157ac483e7319b0b257408bc04e1",
    "create_date": "2021-10-29 12:00:36",
    "title": "My Super App"
  }
}

errors

  • 4 - User or API key not found or session ended. If the user session (hash param) is invalid or a non-standard session is used (for example, another API key).
  • 13 - Operation not permitted. If a call with subuser's session hash.
  • 268 - Over quota. If 20 keys have already been created in the user's account.

delete

Deletes API key.

This call is available only to the master user and only with a standard session obtained using a login/password via /user/auth.

parameters

name description type restrictions
hash Master user's session hash. String Not empty.
key The API key to delete. String Not empty.

examples

curl -X POST 'https://api.navixy.com/v2/api/key/delete' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{"hash": "22eac1c27af4be7b9d04da2ce1af111b", "key": "5063e191d734e87e17987953c7a9a086"}'
https://api.navixy.com/v2/api/key/delete?hash=a6aa75587e5c59c32d347da438505fc3&key=5063e191d734e87e17987953c7a9a086

response

{
  "success": true
}

errors

  • 4 - User or API key not found or session ended. If the user session (hash param) is invalid or a non-standard session is used (for example, another API key).
  • 13 - Operation not permitted. If a call with subuser's session hash.
  • 201 – Not found in the database - if there is no specified API key in account.

list

Gets all of API keys for an account.

parameters

name description type restrictions
hash Master user's session hash. String Not empty.

examples

curl -X POST 'https://api.navixy.com/v2/api/key/list' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{"hash": "22eac1c27af4be7b9d04da2ce1af111b"}'
https://api.navixy.com/v2/api/key/list?hash=a6aa75587e5c59c32d347da438505fc3

response

{
  "list": [{
      "hash": "c915157ac483e7319b0b257408bc04e1",
      "create_date": "2021-10-29 12:00:36",
      "title": "My Super App"
  }, {
      "hash": "e3b7d1d727d21e064a190239b3403ee3",
      "create_date": "2021-11-19 16:06:03",
      "title": "AmoCRM integration"
  }],
  "success": true
}

errors

  • 4 - User or API key not found or session ended. If the user session (hash param) is invalid or a non-standard session is used (for example, another API key).
  • 13 - Operation not permitted. If a call with subuser's session hash.

Last update: February 8, 2024