freesewing/markdown/dev/reference/backend/api/apikeys/read/en.md

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Read an API key

Reads an existing API key. Note that the API secret can only be retrieved at the moment the API key is created.

Access control

• Permission level 4 or higher is required to read an API key

Endpoints

Reading an API key is possible via these endpoints:

Method	Path	Authentication
	/apikeys/:id/jwt	JSON Web Token
	/apikeys/:id/key	API Key & Secret

Request URL

The URL should contain the ID of the API key you wish to remove. It replaces the :id placeholder in the endpoints listed above.

Response status codes

Possible status codes for these endpoints are:

Status code	Description
	success
	the request was malformed
	the request lacks authentication
	authentication failed
	API key not found
	server error

If the status code is not the `error` property in the response body should indicate the nature of the problem.

Response body

Value	Type	Description
result	string	success on success, and error on error
error	string	Will give info on the nature of the error. Only set if an error occured.
apikey.key	string	The API key
apikey.level	number	The privilege level of the API key
apikey.expiresAt	string	A string representation of the moment the API key expires
apikey.name	string	The name of the API key
apikey.userId	number	The ID of the user who created the API key

Example request

const keyInfo = await axios.get(
  'https://backend.freesewing.org/apikeys/7ea12968-7758-40b6-8c73-75cc99be762b/jwt',
  {
    headers: {
      Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`
    }
  }
)

Example response

{
  "result": "success",
  "apikey": {
    "key": "7ea12968-7758-40b6-8c73-75cc99be762b",
    "level": 3,
    "expiresAt": "2022-11-06T15:57:30.190Z",
    "name": "My first API key",
    "userId": 61
  }
}