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Overview

To authenticate with Dropcontact, you need:
  1. API Key — an API key from the API page of the Dropcontact app.
This guide will show you how to create it.

Prerequisites

  • A Dropcontact account. If you don’t have one, create one for free.
  • API access on your account. If Dropcontact rejects your key with a message asking you to contact support, email support@dropcontact.com to enable API access.

Step 1: Create an API key

  1. Sign in to Dropcontact.
  2. In the left sidebar, under Integrations, click API.
Dropcontact sidebar with API selected under Integrations
  1. On the Tokens tab, click Create Token.
Dropcontact API Integration page on the Tokens tab with the Create Token button
  1. Enter a name for the token, leave Expiration as No expiration, and click Create Token.
  2. Copy the API key from the dialog, then click Close. The key is shown only once, so store it somewhere safe.
Dropcontact Create Token dialog with the copy button next to the new API key

Step 2: Enter your API key in the Connect UI

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