Making your first API call
The first step is to get your API Secret Key. To do so, head to the My Account page. You can access it using the top-left menu in the dashboard.
Your API Secret Key should be passed as an HTTP header named
Authorization
and be prefixed with Bearer
.Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_SECRET_KEY
To test that you can successfully connect to the API, try making the following request:
GET https://api.pdfmonkey.io/api/v1/current_user
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_SECRET_KEY
curl "https://api.pdfmonkey.io/api/v1/current_user" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_SECRET_KEY"
You should obtain a response similar to this one:
{
"current_user": {
"id": "12345678-90ab-cdef-1234-567890abcdef",
"auth_token": "1234567890ABCDEF1234",
"available_documents": 300,
"created_at": "2022-01-01T12:34:56.123+00:00",
"current_plan": "free",
"current_plan_interval": "month",
"desired_name": "Jane Doe",
"email": "[email protected]",
"lang": "en",
"paying_customer": false,
"trial_ends_on": "2022-01-15",
"updated_at": "2022-01-01T12:34:56.123+00:00",
"block_resources": true,
"share_links": false
}
}
Once you made your first API call, you're ready to take it to the next level and try generating your first Document!
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