How do we generate api key and store it? Do we store the api in the settings file of our rest service app?

[daxbritto]

[manosim]

Hello @daxbritto! You can create a key from the django admin. Make sure you copy it before navigating to another page as it will not show up in the admin again to prevent from being reused.

[daxbritto]

Thanks so much! Another question to add on: Once we install the app will it mean all my Rest services for the apps will use the same api key? Is there a way where I can provide different client calling my service with different api keys?

[manosim]

So the idea is that if you have ie. a mobile app you will create an api key for this mobile app (attach the key to the headers of each request). If you you then build another service/app you will give that another key etc etc. This is used just for precaution so that no else will be able to make requests to your web api(imagine having a registration API endpoint open to everyone!). Hope it makes sense!

[daxbritto]

Hello @manosim it kinda makes sense. However the use case here is that we have multiple client talking to our 1 rest service app and we need separate api keys for each of them. Is this something possible to configure using this app?

[manosim]

So @daxbritto you could create multiple keys for each client and give them a name?

[daxbritto]

Thank u will try that...