When you send the HTTP requests to call Bob’s API, you need to include an authorization header which includes the following:
- Service user credentials: The API service user is how you can access Bob via the API. You must include in the header the service user’s ID and Token.
- The authentication method must be basic access authentication.
How to build the authorization header
First, follow the instructions in API Service Users to create a service user and assign the required permissions. Once you have the service user's credentials, you can build the authorization header:
- Form the credentials: Combine your service user ID and token into a single string, separated by a colon (:).
SERVICE-USER-ID:TOKEN- Encode: Encode this combined string using Base64 encoding. The resulting string is your credentials in Base64 format.
Base64.encode(SERVICE-USER-ID:Qe8q89RwbzeS7mmhMcAsN1crM73m6MdbjewGCCUY)
Note: This sample is not specific to a single programming language.
It represents a conceptual example of encoding a string using Base64 encoding.- Set the Authorization Header: Include an HTTP header field in your request in the form of:
authorization: Basic <Base64-encoded credentials>Note: The method to perform Base64 encoding varies between programming languages. Consult the documentation for your specific language or ask your development team for details on how to encode the credentials.