If you have subscribed to a private API (refer to Subscribing to a Private API for details), the corresponding client and contract are displayed in the My Clients tab:
The My Clients tab shows the following:
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Each contract card contains a sidebar menu with the following options:
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Use the contract menu to access the contract details.
Menu | Menu Options | Description |
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Summary | Displays the URL of the API. | |
Displays the API Key. | ||
Policy Overview | Displays an overview on the policies that have been assigned to the API. Click to open tab Policies containing more detailed information about the assigned policies. | |
Description | - | Displays the extended API description that may be provided by the API creator (refer to API Settings > Documentation for details). Also, the status of the API (e.g. published, retired ...) is displayed in the upper right corner of this tab. |
Use API | ||
API Key | Displays the API Key as HTTP request header and additonal explanations. | |
Endpoint | Displays the API endpoint as HTTP query parameter. | |
Policies | Extended Policy Overview | Displays detailed information about some assigned policies. For Rate Limiting and Transfer Quota, policy probes are active, showing the current status. Example: |
If the API you have subscribed to has assigned an IP-based policy, you need to insert an IP address for the policy probes to work.
If the API has assigned an IP-based policy, the policy probe card in the Summary menu contains an input field for the IP. | |
The input field is also available in the Policies menu. Enter a valid IP (v4/v6) address and click Send to fetch your remaining limits on the given API. The entered IP address correlates to your client. |