Authentication

To authenticate against the ftpGrid Management API, you must first create a REST API access key from the ftpGrid web interface.

After creating the API access, you will receive:

• AssociationKey
• AccessKey
• SecretKey

These credentials are used to obtain a Bearer token.

Required Scope

none - public

Endpoint

POST /apiaccess/auth

Request Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
AssociationKey	string	Yes	Your account AssociationKey, found under settings
AccessKey	string	Yes	Generated when REST API account was created
SecretKey	string	Yes	Generated when REST API account was created

Example (HTTPie)

we use HTTPie for examples and testing. The examples should be easy to translate into any programming language or HTTP client.

http -v POST https://api.ftpgrid.com/apiaccess/auth \
AssociationKey="f7bd3870-xxxxxx-xxxxx..." \
AccessKey="AK_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" \
SecretKey="sk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

Raw JSON Body

{
    "AssociationKey": "f7bd3870-xxxxxx-xxxxx...",
    "AccessKey": "AK_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
    "SecretKey": "sk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
}

Example response

{
    "token": "eyJhbGciOi..."
}

Using the token

Include the token in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN