API key authentication

API key authentication is a type of authentication that uses an to authenticate requests to and secure portal . It is typically used to create that access , as well as automation scripts that perform operations using privileges with a .

API key authentication is the easiest type of authentication to set up, and is the recommended type of authentication for applications that only access .

API key authentication

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