API Keys, OAuth, and Bearer Tokens: Authentication Basics
Understand how API keys, OAuth, and bearer tokens differ, then plan credentials, permissions, rotation, and error handling for a dependable integration.
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API Security
API security connects credential handling, authorization, input validation, and operational controls. Begin with the provider’s documented access model and a clear boundary between application data and external services.
Use the field notes below to connect api security with the decisions in your own integration. Begin with a concrete task and the questions you need to answer; note the assumptions that still require confirmation in the provider’s documentation. Each guide provides a distinct explanation, practical examples, and an official source for further reading.
Field notes about API Security
Keep the wider workflow in view: explore the API directory, compare your options with the evaluation guide, or follow the developer workflow to move from a documented capability to a useful first request.