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POST
/
1
/
authentications
curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://data.us.algolia.com/1/authentications \
  --header 'accept: application/json' \
  --header 'content-type: application/json' \
  --header 'x-algolia-api-key: ALGOLIA_API_KEY' \
  --header 'x-algolia-application-id: ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID' \
  --data '{"type":"googleServiceAccount","name":"lorem","platform":"bigcommerce","input":{"clientEmail":"service-account-name@project-id.iam.gserviceaccount.com","privateKey":"lorem"}}'
{
  "authenticationID": "6c02aeb1-775e-418e-870b-1faccd4b2c0f",
  "name": "<string>",
  "createdAt": "<string>"
}
Required ACL: addObject, deleteIndex, editSettings

Authorizations

​
x-algolia-application-id
string
header
required

Your Algolia application ID.

​
x-algolia-api-key
string
header
required

Your Algolia API key with the necessary permissions to make the request. Permissions are controlled through access control lists (ACL) and access restrictions. The required ACL to make a request is listed in each endpoint's reference.

Body

application/json

Request body for creating a new authentication resource.

​
type
enum<string>
required

Type of authentication. This determines the type of credentials required in the input object.

Available options:
googleServiceAccount,
basic,
apiKey,
oauth,
algolia,
algoliaInsights,
secrets
​
name
string
required

Descriptive name for the resource.

​
input
object
required

Credentials for authenticating with a Google service account, such as BigQuery.

  • Option 1
  • Option 2
  • Option 3
  • Option 4
  • Option 5
  • Option 6
  • Option 7
​
platform
enum<string> | null

Name of an ecommerce platform with which to authenticate. This determines which authentication type you can select.

Available options:
bigcommerce,
commercetools,
shopify

Response

OK

API response for the successful creation of an authentication resource.

​
authenticationID
string
required

Universally unique identifier (UUID) of an authentication resource.

Example:

"6c02aeb1-775e-418e-870b-1faccd4b2c0f"

​
name
string
required

Descriptive name for the resource.

​
createdAt
string
required

Date of creation in RFC 3339 format.

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