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Overview

To authenticate with BaseLinker, you need:
  1. API Token — an API token of your BaseLinker user account.
This guide will show you how to create one.

Prerequisites

  • A BaseLinker (Base.com) account. If you don’t have one, sign up; new accounts get a free 14-day trial with all features.

Step 1: Create an API token

  1. Log in to the BaseLinker panel.
  2. Open the account menu in the upper right corner and click My account.
BaseLinker account menu with My account highlighted
  1. Open the API tab.
BaseLinker My account page with the API tab highlighted
  1. In the API Tokens section, click Add API Token.
  2. Enter a name for the token, choose the API permissions your integration needs (Read is enough for read-only access), and click Save.
BaseLinker Add API Token dialog with a name, Read permissions and the Save button
  1. Copy the token with the copy icon right away. It is shown only once and can’t be viewed again after you close the dialog or refresh the page.
BaseLinker dialog confirming the API token was created, with the copy icon highlighted

Step 2: Enter your API token in the Connect UI

  1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with BaseLinker.
  2. Enter your API token in the API Token field.
  3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.
BaseLinker Connect UI form with the API Token field You are now connected to BaseLinker.