FocusLink: Basic Authentication Header

FocusLink Integrators use Basic Authentication to authenticate to the FocusLink API.

Basic Authentication is an industry-standard authentication method, and you can read more about it here.

Your Authentication Parameters

When you become a FocusLink Integrator, you're provided a License Key and a License Secret. 

• License Key
  • The value that identifies you as a FocusLink Integrator.
  • Max size 36
• License Secret
  • Your super-secret password. This value is unique to you as an integrator and should not be shared with anyone outside of your team.
  • Max size 36

Creating your Basic Authentication Header

• Using your unique License Key & License Secret, concatenate the values separated by a colon (":") > Base64 Encode the concatenated value. Prepend the word "Basic" to the value.
• This value should be used in the "Authorization" key of your HTTP header.
• Example:  

  • License Key: Your-License-Key
    License Secret: Your-Super-Secret-License-Key
    Authorization Header: Basic WW91ci1MaWNlbnNlLUtleTpZb3VyLVN1cGVyL