API Access Settings

Using API access for authentication provides a way to interact with the platform programmatically, bypassing the need for a traditional UI login. This method allows external systems or applications to authenticate and perform actions like obtaining data, creating or managing user profiles, labels, and more—all through secure API requests.

This authentication method is particularly useful for organizations that need to scale operations, automate repetitive tasks, and integrate with other software environments.

To access API Access configuration settings, navigate to Configuration Manager>Authentication>Methods, click Add and select API Access. Next, double click the method or select it and click Edit.

Option	Description
Name	Enter a name for the new API access configuration you want to create.
Add/Edit/Remove	Use these buttons to add, configure or remove API access definitions.

To access the parameters of an API User, click Add or Edit.

Option	Description
Client ID	The ID of the client using the current API user to connect to the platform.
Client Secret	The Client Secret.
Associated User Account	The Thinfinity® Workspace user account to which the current API user is linked.
Token Validity	The token validity interval.
Expires after	Expiration date of the Token.