API Authentication
Authentication process for Curlec APIs.
Check how to authenticate the APIs.
All Curlec APIs are authenticated using Basic Auth. Basic auth requires the following:
[YOUR_KEY_ID][YOUR_KEY_SECRET]
Basic auth expects an Authorization header for each request in the Basic base64token format. Here, base64token is a base64 encoded string of YOUR_KEY_ID:YOUR_KEY_SECRET.
Watch Out!
The Authorization header value should strictly adhere to the format mentioned above. Invalid formats will result in authentication failures.
Few examples of invalid headers are: BASIC base64token, basic base64token, Basic "base64token" and Basic $base64token.
You can generate API Keys from the Dashboard.
Follow these steps to generate API keys:
- Log in to your Dashboard with the appropriate credentials.
- Select the mode (Test or Live) for which you want to generate the API key.
- Test Mode: The test mode is a simulation mode that you can use to test your integration flow. Your customers will not be able to make payments in this mode.
- Live Mode: When your integration is complete, switch to live mode and generate live mode API keys. In the integration, replace test mode keys with live mode keys to accept customer payments.
- Navigate to Account & Settings → API Keys (under Website and app settings) → Generate Key to generate key for the selected mode.
The Key Id and Key Secret appear on a pop-up page.
You can roll the Live and Test mode API keys if you have lost them or exposed them. You can choose to regenerate the API keys by deactivating them immediately or after 24 hours.
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