API: Authentication
Authentication is managed using URL parameters, and is based on the users setup in your FastSpring account. Generally we recommend that you create a new user specifically for the purpose of using the API, rather than using a personal user account. All requests require authentication.
Authentication is managed using URL parameters, and is based on the users setup in your FastSpring account. Generally we recommend that you create a new user specifically for the purpose of using the API, rather than using a personal user account. All requests require authentication.
Example: https://api.fastspring.com/company/{company}/...?user={username}&pass={password}
Basic Auth (recommended)
We recommend to use Basic Auth as alternative to URL parameters. This is especially useful for POST/PUT requests.
Example:
curl -i -X PUT -H 'Content-Type: application/xml' -u {username}:{password} -d "..." https://api.fastspring.com/...
Company, Username, Password
As noted in the example, each request will require 3 key pieces of authentication information:
{company}is the case sensitive Company ID which you use to login to SpringBoard.{username}is the case sensitive username of the special API user you created via SpringBoard.{password}is the case sensitive password of the API user.