API Tokens

API token management and authentication for FussyData

Overview

API tokens provide secure authentication for accessing FussyData’s REST API endpoints. This section covers how to create, manage, and use API tokens.

Creating API Tokens

Step 1: Access your API Token

  1. Log in to your FussyData account
  2. Navigate “Account”
  3. Click on “API Tokens”

Step 2: View Your Token

  1. Click “Show Token”
  2. Copy your token

Show Token Button

Step 3: Secure Storage

Important: Copy and securely store your API token immediately after generation. The token will not be shown again for security reasons.

Using API Tokens

Authentication

Include the token as query parameter token_uuid.

Example Request

To illustrate a sample request using curl:

curl -f -X 'GET' \
  'https://api.fussydata.com/api/v1/submission_request/<uuid>/get_latest_parquet_file?token_uuid=<token_id>' \
  -H 'accept: application/parquet' --output myoutputfile.parquet || echo "Download failed - check your token permissions"