Connections

Every connection should have a way to check if the used API key (token) is valid (a validation endpoint).

This means that each connection should have a part that uses the API (token) against an endpoint that requires only the API key (token) to run. For example, a user info endpoint, or any endpoint that is used to list data.

The validation endpoint is located:

• OAuth1 and OAuth2 - in the info directive

• API key, basic auth, digest auth, other - in the url in the Communication tab

There are APIs that don't have a validation endpoint. In this case, it is recommended to call an endpoint that will work in every case and if possible will return the account's data, e. g. an endpoint /about or /me, etc.

Correct API Key

The API key is checked against the /whoami endpoint. If the API key is incorrect, this returns an error and the connection won't be created.