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The first step is to get your API Secret Key. To do so, head to the My
Account page. You can access it using the top-left menu in the dashboard.
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Your API Secret Key should be passed as an HTTP header named
Automatic deletion �TTL� Authorization and be prefixed with Bearer .
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Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_SECRET_KEY
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To test that you can successfully connect to the API, try making the
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GET https://api.pdfmonkey.io/api/v1/current_user
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_SECRET_KEY
Using the curl command the request would look like this:
curl "https://api.pdfmonkey.io/api/v1/current_user" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_SECRET_KEY"
You should obtain a response similar to this one:
{
"current_user": {
"id": "12345678-90ab-cdef-1234-567890abcdef",
"auth_token": "1234567890ABCDEF1234",
"available_documents": 300,
"created_at": "2022-01-01T12:34:56.123+00:00",
"current_plan": "free",
"current_plan_interval": "month",
"desired_name": "Jane Doe",
"email": "jane.doe@example.com",
"lang": "en",
"paying_customer": false,
"trial_ends_on": "2022-01-15",
"updated_at": "2022-01-01T12:34:56.123+00:00",
"block_resources": true,
"share_links": false
}
}
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