Authentication

Navigate to your workspace settings on Secoda. Click on the “API” to get a list of your API Keys.

Step 1: Create an API Key

Navigate to your workspace settings on Secoda. Click on the “API” to get a list of your API Keys.

Click on “Generate New API Key” button and then write down the generated key. Please keep this key somewhere safe and do not share with others. This key will have the same access to your Secoda workspace as the user who created it.

Step 2: Authenticate Your Requests

To make an authenticated request to your Secoda workspace. Please include an Authorization header with your HTTP request with the following format Bearer <Your API Key>

Request Examples

See below for example requests to the Secoda API. You must replace {{base_URL}} with the base URL for your workspace, and the Bearer with the API key generated using the instructions above.

• Curl Example

  curl '<https://{{base_URL}}/dictionary/terms>' -H 'Authorization: Bearer d736dd50-5d06-4d4f-bc3d-38a67cd46569'

• Javascript Example

  axios.get("<https://{{base_URL}}/dictionary/terms>", {
  	headers={
      "Authorization": "Bearer d736dd50-5d06-4d4f-bc3d-38a67cd46569" // replace the key with your own API Key
  	}
  })

• Python Example

  import requests
  
  requests.get("<https://{{base_URL}}/dictionary/terms>", headers={
      "Authorization": "Bearer d736dd50-5d06-4d4f-bc3d-38a67cd46569" # replace the key with your own API Key
  })

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