Creating a Bot User
FireHydrant allows you to access our API with a bot user (e.g. an API token). A bot user is a separate entity in your organization that can perform actions just as other users can. Bot users can interact with the FireHydrant API using token based authentication; any action called by a bot user is authenticated with a token.
Creating the bot user
- In the left nav, click Organization > Bot users.
- Click + Create bot user. The next page provides fields for a name and description of the bot; these fields are for your reference and do not impact how the API is used.
- Provide the name and description and click Save. You will be redirected back to the bot users page, where your token is displayed.
Note: This token will only be displayed once.
- Copy the bot token and record it somewhere safe, as it grants access to the FireHydrant API on behalf of your organization.