API keys

Manage API keys for headless applications

API keys allow to call the Filerobot file management API and are suited for backend or headless application where no user context is needed and where the key is not exposed to the browser

Create new API keys

Authentication against the Filerobot API is done with an API Secret Key available under Settings > Developers > API keys.

New API keys can be created with the button. On click, user will be requested to

• Enter the API key description so it can be easily identified

• Select the permissions to be attached with the API key (multi selection from the permissions list) -- these defines what the user will be able to do with the assets

Permissions

API Permission	Description
OBJECTS_LIST	List files
OBJECTS_FETCH	Fetch file
FILE_UPLOAD	Upload file
FILE_META_CREATE	Create file metadata
FILE_RENAME	Rename file
FILE_MOVE	Move file
FILE_DELETE	Delete file
FILE_SET_VISIBILITY	Set file visibility
DIR_CREATE	Create directory
DIR_RENAME	Rename directory
DIR_META_CHANGE	Create directory metadata
DIR_MOVE	Move directory
DIR_DELETE	Delete directory
DIR_SET_VISIBILITY	Set dir visibility
CONFIG_CHANGE	Change container configuration
CONFIG_LIST	List container configuration
FILE_PRODUCT_CHANGE	Change product information
FILE_PROCESS_AUTOTAGGING	Perform autotaggin
OBJECTS_SHARE_MANAGE	Manage shares
OBJECTS_AIRBOX_MANAGE	Manage airbox
OBJECTS_APPROVAL_MANAGE	Manage approval
OBJECTS_APPROVAL_VOTE	Manage approval voting

Manage existing API keys

Existing API keys can be managed individually or in bulk for status (Active <> Deactivate). The following settings can be edited:

Setting	Description
Description	To identify the API keys
Secret key	To be kept secret
Created at	The API key creation date
Active	The API key status that can be toggled from active to deactivated using the ... options -- If used, deactivated API keys will return an error
Copy	Copy the secret key in the notepad for easy integration