Working with existing API partners
If you are working with a 3rd party software company who has used our API before, all you need to do is create a user for them, and provide them with the API keys. The process is the same if you are confident with APIs and are trying out the Example Integration. For a detailed explanation of API Authentication, see API Authentication.
1. Purchase the API module. For national reporting frameworks, your national body may have done this for you. Contact admin@dizions.co.uk for details.
2. Create a new user. An API user has the same access controls as a user of the web application, with the exception of "See my own clients" restrictions. You may want to create a dedicated user group for this, called API Users or similar. See Users for more detail.
3. Consider un-ticking the box on the CRM Access section, if you only want this user to have access to your data through the API. A password is required regardless, but this can be ignored in this instance, as the API user will use keys for authentication instead.
4. On the 3rd Party System Access section, tick the name of the company you are working with. This will generate the API keys, then click the Reveal Key button, and provide your software supplier with the keys. Remember that keys need treating with the same level of security as passwords. If you want to change the keys at any point, un-tick the box, and tick it again.
Remember that as a system adminstrator, you are responsible for controlling the access rights of all your users, including API users, to ensure they only have access to the data you want them to see.
