4M Analytics Authentication

generated: '2026-07-17'
method: searched
source: https://help.4manalytics.com/en/articles/11670237-how-to-generate-your-wfs-api-key-and-connect-to-your-gis-platform
docs: https://help.4manalytics.com/en/collections/3720127-api-and-integrations
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - query
  notes: >-
    The 4M WFS API authenticates with an API key. Keys are admin-gated: an
    organization admin first requests API access from their 4M Customer Success
    Manager, then generates a key inside the 4Map web application (initials menu
    -> "Generate API Key"). A key carries an optional link name, an optional
    expiration date, and a data scope (all projects across the organization, or a
    single folder). Generating a key returns a WFS endpoint URL embedding the key
    for direct use in a GIS client. The 4Map application itself is protected by
    interactive user sign-in at https://4map.4manalytics.com/signin. No OpenAPI
    securityScheme is published, so this profile is captured from the provider
    documentation rather than derived from a spec.
schemes:
- name: wfsApiKey
  type: apiKey
  in: query
  scope: 4M WFS API (OGC Web Feature Service)
  provisioning: admin-requested via Customer Success Manager, generated in 4Map
  expiration: optional per-key expiration date
  data_scope: all projects or single folder
  sources:
  - docs