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  2. NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide
  3. Section II. Managing security
  4. Adding and managing your API key (Users)
  5. Add an API key or view your API key details
NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide

Add an API key or view your API key details

As NetBackup web UI user you can use the web UI to add or view the details for your own API key.

Add an API key

You can create an API key to authenticate your NetBackup user account when using NetBackup RESTful APIs.

To add an API key

  1. For non-SAML users, if your API key has expired you must first delete that key.
  2. On the top right, click the profile icon and click Add API key.
  3. (Non-SAML users) Indicate how long you want the API key to be valid, from today's date.

    NetBackup calculates the expiration date and displays it below.

  4. (SAML users) After NetBackup validates the token from the SAML session, then the expiration date for the API key can be determined.
  5. Click Add.
  6. To copy the API key, click Copy to clipboard.

    Store this key in a safe place. After you click Close, the key cannot be retrieved again. If this API key replaces a previous key for your account, you must update any scripts, etc. to reflect the new API key.

  7. Click Close.

 

View your API key details

To view your API key details

  • On the top right, click the profile icon and select View my API key details.

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