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Overview

To authenticate with cloudlayer.io, you need:
  1. API Key — an API key of your cloudlayer.io account.
This guide will show you how to create one.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Create an API key

  1. Sign in to the cloudlayer.io dashboard.
  2. Click Settings at the bottom of the left sidebar, then under Developer, click API Keys.
cloudlayer.io Settings page with API Keys under Developer
  1. On the API Keys page, click Create API Key. The key is created right away.
cloudlayer.io API Keys page with the Create API Key button
  1. Click the copy icon next to the new key (it starts with cl-) to copy its full value.
cloudlayer.io API Keys list with the copy icon next to the new key

Step 2: Enter your API key in the Connect UI

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