After adding a client, a Client Subscription needs to be added, which helps in generating the API consumer key for the client to access products.
Click the Add button to open the New Client Subscription dialog box. In the Client Subscription ID field, provide a name for the Client subscription so that the API can set access for the client internally.
Figure 1: Option to add a Client Subscription with an ID
Provide the required details under the Configuration tab and click Save button to apply the changes.
Figure 2: Client Subscription Configuration attributes
Attribute | Description |
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App ID | The name provided while creating the client subscription gets auto-populated. |
App Name | Provide a name for client subscription to identify the subscription. |
Client ID | Select the client ID from the drop-down list. Client ID provided in the Client Configuration is available here. |
Status | Provide the status of the client subscription from the options below:
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API Products | Add the required products from the Available Products section.
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Properties | To add additional properties, click the Add button corresponding to the Properties section and then add the name and corresponding values. |
Description | Describe about the subscription for future reference. |
Click the Save button to apply the changes after adding product(s) in the subscription (click the Cancel button to discard the changes).
With the above steps performed, the new Client Subscription gets added to the choice of product(s).
Generating API Key
Managing Key Approval
When a product whose key approval is marked Manual (if Key Approval Type property of Figure 2 in Products page is selected as 'Manual') is added to a client subscription, the corresponding keys will not be available for the developers immediately. So, to approve the keys, the administrator needs to modify the corresponding application which is present as a client subscription.
In the Client Subscription Configuration page, click the product name which has the Manual type Key Approval and select the Approve check box, which appears along with the Consumer Key that gets generated, for key approval after which the keys will be visible to the developer.
Figure 4: Approve option to approve Product Key manually