API Key

An API Key (Application Programming Interface Key) is a simple and effective authentication mechanism used to control and manage access to an API. It is generated and distributed by the API provider to legitimate API users, ensuring that only authorized users or applications can access the API's resources and services.

An API Key is a unique string, typically consisting of letters and numbers, used to identify and authenticate the users or applications calling the API. Each API Key is unique and bound to a specific user, application, or project.

Operational Demonstration

1. When configuring authentication, select APIKey as the authentication type and fill in the authentication information.

Field Name	Description
Parameter Position	The position where authentication validation is placed in the request, supporting Header, Query, Body
Parameter Name	The name of the parameter
Apikey	User static token
Expiry Date	User expiry date, does not expire if left blank, accurate to the day
Hide Authentication Information	Whether to hide the authentication field when forwarding to upstream services.

2. When accessing the interface, the request header carries Authorization with the value apinto. Here, Apikit is used for access testing.