Level 102
Do you mean "Where do I store it safely"? Or "Where to I put it in Http::get" ?
Nov 18, 2021
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Level 4
Where to put API key
I am working on a project with some content from another site using API.
I got the URL and API key and did not get where to put the API key in the controller.
function index()
{
$collection = Http::get("https://apiwesiteaddress...../stats");
return view('stats', ['collection'=>$collection]);
}
Level 4
@Sinnbeck I am just started learning it. So I want to know where to put it in Http::get and also the safe place to store it.
First, tell me where to put the API key in Http::get, and then please tell me how to store it safely.
Level 102
Ok. Safely storing it first add this to your env
SOMESITE_API="myapikey"
and in a config file (you could create a new one, or use one of the existing), add this
'somesite_api_key' = env('SOMESITE_API'),
and use in code
$key = config('nameofconfigfile.somesite_api_key');
Now for the "how to". That depends on the API docs. Can you provide them?
- It might be a bearer token, but that is just a guess: https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/http-client#bearer-tokens
- or a header https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/http-client#headers
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Level 4
@Sinnbeck Thanks a lot. I am using various for my number of projects. Here is one for digital coin rate https://developers.coinranking.com/api/documentation
Level 102
@webfuelcode Check the docs and see that it uses a header
$response = Http::withHeaders([
'X-Access-Token' => $key
])->get(...)
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