How Does a Consumer Use the Generated API Key?
REST services rely on HTTP methods like GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE to make request to an API provider, so the API keys are closely tied to these HTTP methods, where they are sent as part of these HTTP method requests.
CentraSite allows you to set API keys as part of the HTTP header or as the query component of an API request.
Important: | In the case where a consumer is sending a request with both credentials (HTTP header) and (query string), the HTTP header take precedence over the query string when the Mediator is determining which credentials it should use for the consumption. |