How to Manage API Tokens

An API token lets a script or another system connect to the Data Dwell API as you. Create a token for each integration, and delete it when it is no longer needed.

Before You Start

• A token acts with your access. Anything the integration does is done as you, and it can reach what you can reach.
• Have somewhere safe ready to store the token, such as a password manager or your integration's secret settings. You can only see it once.

Steps to Create an API Token

1. Click your initials or profile photo in the top right corner and select My Profile.
2. In the Tab dropdown, select API Tokens.
3. Click Create Token.
4. Enter a name that says what the token is for, for example the name of the integration.
5. Optionally, set an expiry date. After this date the token stops working.
6. Create the token. It is shown once.
7. Copy the token and store it safely. When you close the form, you are asked to confirm, because the token can't be shown again.

Deleting an API Token

Once created, a token can't be viewed or edited, only deleted. Delete a token when an integration is retired, or straight away if you think the token has been exposed. Anything using the token stops working.

Tips

• Create one token per integration, so you can remove one without affecting the others.
• Set an expiry date for tokens used for testing or short projects.
• If you lose a token, delete it and create a new one.