# One-Time Secret (OTS) API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/university-of-waikato/ots/  
**Provider:** University of Waikato — https://apis.io/providers/university-of-waikato/  
**Base URL:** https://otis.its.waikato.ac.nz/api  
**Documentation:** https://otis.its.waikato.ac.nz/docs/api

One-Time Secret (OTS) API is one of 5 APIs that [University of Waikato](https://apis.io/providers/university-of-waikato/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Security, Secrets, IT Services, and Utility. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and authentication docs.

REST API operated by University of Waikato IT Services for creating and managing one-time secrets that can be shared securely and retrieved only once before being deleted. All requests use JSON over HTTPS and require HTTP Basic Authentication with a Stella account username and an API token. The documentation page resolved live during review.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://otis.its.waikato.ac.nz/docs/api
- **Authentication** — https://otis.its.waikato.ac.nz/docs/api

## Other University of Waikato APIs (4)

- [Research Commons REST API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-waikato/research-commons-rest/)
- [Research Commons OAI-PMH](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-waikato/research-commons-oai/)
- [User-friendly Deep Learning (UFDL) API](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-waikato/ufdl/)
- [University of Waikato Identity Provider (uowidp)](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-waikato/identity/)

## Tags

Security, Secrets, IT Services, Utility

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/university-of-waikato/ots/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/university-of-waikato/.