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2. Authentication Tokens

In order to communicate with the Integration Hub, you must setup a ‘token’. This identifies the API call as belonging to your company. API Tokens are unique values generated by the Integration Hub that you pass as part of your API call. They are 38 characters long are generated using an algorithm based on 2 securely generated random numbers[1]. An example token likes like this:

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Tokens are used in preference to passwords as they can be controlled independently of usernames and passwords, and cannot be easily guessed. 


2.1.    Generating a token

From the Settings menu, choose the API Credentials menu option.

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