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Posted to users@cloudstack.apache.org by Asmita Vagyani <As...@sigma-systems.com> on 2013/01/16 07:28:27 UTC

Generating api key for a user through API

Hi all,

I want to generate the api key for an account user through Cloudstack API.
Is there any way to do it?

I can see that the console has the icon to generate the key, but I don't want a console to do it, I want to generate it programmatically by invoking the Cloudstack API.
If I can do it, let me know.
If not, is there any alternative for this?

Thanks and Regards.

Asmita Patil Vagyani.

RE: Generating api key for a user through API

Posted by Asmita Vagyani <As...@sigma-systems.com>.
Hi Prasanna,
Thanks to you and Chris for all your pointers.

I generated the API key through console and signed the request using openssl command, it was quick and fast.
It worked for me and dint give me the certificate issue any more, so I moved on ahead.
My main motive now is whether I am able to hit the cloudstack APIs and to know how to hit the APIs.

But, I will surely try python script to generate the signature in future.

Thanks and Regards.

Asmita Patil Vagyani. 

-----Original Message-----
From: srivatsav.prasanna@gmail.com [mailto:srivatsav.prasanna@gmail.com] On Behalf Of prasanna
Sent: 16 January 2013 PM 12:07
To: cloudstack-users@incubator.apache.org
Subject: Re: Generating api key for a user through API

Chris Sears responded with some python code on how to do this in your thread from y'day. Is that not working for you?

On 16 January 2013 11:58, Asmita Vagyani <As...@sigma-systems.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I want to generate the api key for an account user through Cloudstack API.
> Is there any way to do it?
>
> I can see that the console has the icon to generate the key, but I don't want a console to do it, I want to generate it programmatically by invoking the Cloudstack API.
> If I can do it, let me know.
> If not, is there any alternative for this?
>
> Thanks and Regards.
>
> Asmita Patil Vagyani.
>
>

Re: Generating api key for a user through API

Posted by prasanna <ts...@apache.org>.
Chris Sears responded with some python code on how to do this in your
thread from y'day. Is that not working for you?

On 16 January 2013 11:58, Asmita Vagyani
<As...@sigma-systems.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I want to generate the api key for an account user through Cloudstack API.
> Is there any way to do it?
>
> I can see that the console has the icon to generate the key, but I don't want a console to do it, I want to generate it programmatically by invoking the Cloudstack API.
> If I can do it, let me know.
> If not, is there any alternative for this?
>
> Thanks and Regards.
>
> Asmita Patil Vagyani.
>
>

RE: Generating api key for a user through API

Posted by Pranav Saxena <pr...@citrix.com>.
Hi , 

You could use the following API - 

RegisterUserKeys

This command allows a user to register for the developer API, returning a secret key and an API key. Both secret key and API key should be returned to the user

Request parameter

Parameter Name	Description	Required
id	                                User id           	     true

                    Response Tags
Response Name	      Description

apikey	                      the api key of the registered user
secretkey	      the secret key of the registered user

Thanks  !

-----Original Message-----
From: Asmita Vagyani [mailto:Asmita.Vagyani@sigma-systems.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:58 AM
To: 'cloudstack-users@incubator.apache.org'
Subject: Generating api key for a user through API

Hi all,

I want to generate the api key for an account user through Cloudstack API.
Is there any way to do it?

I can see that the console has the icon to generate the key, but I don't want a console to do it, I want to generate it programmatically by invoking the Cloudstack API.
If I can do it, let me know.
If not, is there any alternative for this?

Thanks and Regards.

Asmita Patil Vagyani.