Authentication and authorization

Tokens are used to authenticate other applications in BigPicture. Your tokens need to be treated as securely as any other password.

Add a new token

1. Click the "Add new token" button.
   
   
2. Enter a token name and click "Create".
   
   
3. The token is masked. You can view the token or simply copy it to a clipboard
   
   

Revoke a token

This action cannot be reversed.

1. Click the "Revoke" button.
   
   
2. Click "Revoke" to confirm.
   
   

How to add token to a request?

To use API Token you have to add it to requests' Authorization headers in the following manner: Authorization: Bearer paste_your_api_token_here.

Example:

curl --request GET \
--url {base URL}/public/ppm/box/box-hierarchy \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer paste_your_api_token_here' \
--header 'accept: application/json'