Digital Public Library of America

DPLA API Key Registration

Self-service API key registration endpoint that issues free access keys via email. Developers submit their email address via HTTP POST and receive an API key by email. The key is then passed as the api_key query parameter or Authorization header on all subsequent Items API requests.

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: dpla:api-key-registration
name: DPLA API Key Registration
description: Self-service API key registration endpoint that issues free access keys via email. Developers
  submit their email address via HTTP POST and receive an API key by email. The key is then passed as
  the api_key query parameter or Authorization header on all subsequent Items API requests.
humanURL: https://pro.dp.la/developers/api-codex
baseURL: https://api.dp.la/v2
tags:
- Authentication
- APIKeys
- Registration
tags_raw:
- Authentication
- API Keys
- Registration
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://pro.dp.la/developers/api-codex