# Auth Api Key

Authenticate http requests from an API key.

API keys are codes passed in (in the http header API-KEY) by programs calling an API in order to identify -in this case- the calling program’s user.

Take care while using this kind of mechanism since information into http headers are visible in clear. Thus, use it only to authenticate requests from known sources.

For unknown sources, it is a good practice to filter out this header at proxy level.

Table of contents

- Configuration
- Usage
- Bug Tracker
- Credits
  - Authors
  - Contributors
  - Maintainers

## Configuration

The api key menu is available into Settings > Technical in debug mode. By default, when you create an API key, the key is saved into the database.

If you want to manage them via serve environment settings use auth_api_key_server_env.

## Usage

To apply this authentication system to your http request you must set ‘api_key’ as value for the ‘auth’ parameter of your route definition into your controller.

    class MyController(Controller):

        @route('/my_service', auth='api_key', ...)
        def my_service(self, *args, **kwargs):
            pass

## Bug Tracker

Bugs are tracked on GitHub Issues. In case of trouble, please check there if your issue has already been reported. If you spotted it first, help us to smash it by providing a detailed and welcomed feedback.

Do not contact contributors directly about support or help with technical issues.

## Credits

### Authors

- ACSONE SA/NV

### Contributors

- Denis Robinet <denis.robinet@acsone.eu>
- Laurent Mignon <laurent.mignon@acsone.eu>
- Quentin Groulard <quentin.groulard@acsone.eu>
- Sébastien Beau <sebastien.beau@akretion.com>
- Chafique Delli <chafique.delli@akretion.com>

### Maintainers

This module is maintained by the OCA.

OCA, or the Odoo Community Association, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the collaborative development of Odoo features and promote its widespread use.

This module is part of the OCA/server-auth project on GitHub.

You are welcome to contribute. To learn how please visit https://odoo-community.org/page/Contribute.