API Keys
API keys offer an alternate method of authentication to the Matatika API using a client ID and secret. Access using API key credentials is supported by the Matatika CLI and SDK, which allows a user to remain authenticated permanently.
Objects
API Key
| Path | JSON Type | Format | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id |
string |
Version 4 UUID | The API key ID |
created |
string |
ISO 8601 timestamp | The instant when the API key was created |
lastModified |
string |
ISO 8601 timestamp | The instant when the API key was last modified |
name |
string |
The API key name | |
clientId |
string |
The API key client ID | |
profileId |
string |
The API key owner profile ID |
{
"id" : "12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48",
"created" : "2026-02-06T22:41:16.676968",
"lastModified" : "2026-02-06T22:41:16.676969",
"name" : "SIT-generated api key (2026-02-06T22:41:16.647784839)",
"clientId" : "64WU7X7SsivuN62HIu1tugb2gyXKQPlz",
"profileId" : "auth0|5eb0327cbfd7490bff55feeb",
"_links" : {
"self" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
},
"update apikey" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
},
"delete apikey" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
},
"profile" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/profiles/auth0%7C5eb0327cbfd7490bff55feeb"
}
}
}
Requests
- View all API keys
- View an API key
- Initialise an API key
- Create an API key
- Update an API key
- Delete an API key
View all API keys
GET
/api/apikeys
Returns all API keys owned by the authenticated user profile.
Prerequisites
- The authenticated user must own a Matatika account
- The API key
{apikey-id}must exist
Request
Example Snippets
cURL
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" 'https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/' -i -X GET
Python (requests)
import requests
url = "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/"
headers = {
'Authorization': ACCESS_TOKEN
}
response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers)
print(response.text.encode('utf8'))
Response
200 OK
API key collection with HAL links.
{
"_embedded" : {
"apikeys" : [ {
"id" : "6311b64f-dfb9-450f-8985-d5c14dd243fa",
"created" : "2026-02-06T22:41:15.582347",
"lastModified" : "2026-02-06T22:41:15.582349",
"name" : "default",
"clientId" : "Z64b22PeYg3ZN9ShcBUIxAFaXztu7j7r",
"profileId" : "auth0|5eb0327cbfd7490bff55feeb",
"accessToken" : "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCIsImtpZCI6IlJFRkNRamczTlRRMk16QTROalpHT0RjNFFUWkJOemMyTkRGR1FUSkVOVEEyUkRkR1JrSkRPQSJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJodHRwczovL2lkZW50aXR5Lm1hdGF0aWthLmNvbS8iLCJzdWIiOiJaNjRiMjJQZVlnM1pOOVNoY0JVSXhBRmFYenR1N2o3ckBjbGllbnRzIiwiYXVkIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9hcHAubWF0YXRpa2EuY29tL2FwaSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MDQxNzY3NiwiZXhwIjoxNzcwNTA0MDc2LCJndHkiOiJjbGllbnQtY3JlZGVudGlhbHMiLCJhenAiOiJaNjRiMjJQZVlnM1pOOVNoY0JVSXhBRmFYenR1N2o3ciJ9.QIorQ530wYsqrgniw0PLS-6lpjJywsi4FUZI8j042xqlZDA1m0PMyLEijLHmWWDceVSg1hFNbFg64jiu3upDM8a3I-jBwOzmIhLOkUBst7QN-DyruTG28NrMLtPxBn4lDubPaV8nro1YcGeiHt8mxsj9gsU6Y3jIzYpRISUyvuclvafj67Isnk_LmSWe872e4Vq4SlB4gFG1IOZE1EPHsQYQ5LoNnM3GwkokGzHUBAsUqSKErcHGmNlLFH4xl0M6Tt6sUQFW55gJ5RuSXbPJ8R75y0R8CwXaWvt6AiKIDbMszF-Omavn0O01ArieJaH5MPdUMt5JlWFvFqghqmU26g",
"_links" : {
"self" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/6311b64f-dfb9-450f-8985-d5c14dd243fa"
},
"update apikey" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/6311b64f-dfb9-450f-8985-d5c14dd243fa"
},
"delete apikey" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/6311b64f-dfb9-450f-8985-d5c14dd243fa"
},
"profile" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/profiles/auth0%7C5eb0327cbfd7490bff55feeb"
}
}
}, {
"id" : "12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48",
"created" : "2026-02-06T22:41:16.676968",
"lastModified" : "2026-02-06T22:41:16.676969",
"name" : "SIT-generated api key (2026-02-06T22:41:16.647784839)",
"clientId" : "64WU7X7SsivuN62HIu1tugb2gyXKQPlz",
"profileId" : "auth0|5eb0327cbfd7490bff55feeb",
"_links" : {
"self" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
},
"update apikey" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
},
"delete apikey" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
},
"profile" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/profiles/auth0%7C5eb0327cbfd7490bff55feeb"
}
}
} ]
},
"_links" : {
"self" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/?page=0&size=20"
}
},
"page" : {
"size" : 20,
"totalElements" : 2,
"totalPages" : 1,
"number" : 0
}
}
View an API key
GET
/api/apikeys/{apikey-id}
Returns the API key {apikey-id}.
Prerequisites
- The authenticated user must own a Matatika account
- The API key
{apikey-id}must exist
Request
Example Snippets
cURL
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" 'https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48' -i -X GET
Python (requests)
import requests
url = "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
headers = {
'Authorization': ACCESS_TOKEN
}
response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers)
print(response.text.encode('utf8'))
Response
200 OK
API key with HAL links.
{
"id" : "12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48",
"created" : "2026-02-06T22:41:16.676968",
"lastModified" : "2026-02-06T22:41:16.676969",
"name" : "SIT-generated api key (2026-02-06T22:41:16.647784839)",
"clientId" : "64WU7X7SsivuN62HIu1tugb2gyXKQPlz",
"profileId" : "auth0|5eb0327cbfd7490bff55feeb",
"_links" : {
"self" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
},
"update apikey" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
},
"delete apikey" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
},
"profile" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/profiles/auth0%7C5eb0327cbfd7490bff55feeb"
}
}
}
Initialise an API key
POST
/api/apikeys
Initialises a new API key.
Prerequisites
- The authenticated user must own a Matatika account
Request
Example Snippets
cURL
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" 'https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/' -i -X POST \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json'
Python (requests)
import requests
url = "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/"
headers = {
'Authorization': ACCESS_TOKEN
}
response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers)
print(response.text.encode('utf8'))
Response
200 OK
API key with HAL links.
{
"id" : "12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48",
"created" : "2026-02-06T22:41:16.625671684",
"lastModified" : "2026-02-06T22:41:16.625672584",
"profileId" : "auth0|5eb0327cbfd7490bff55feeb",
"_links" : {
"create apikey" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
}
}
}
Create an API key
PUT
/api/apikeys/{apikey-id}
Creates the API key {apikey-id}.
Prerequisites
- The authenticated user must own a Matatika account
Request
Body
API key resource.
{
"name" : "SIT-generated api key (2026-02-06T22:41:16.647784839)"
}
Example Snippets
cURL
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" 'https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48' -i -X PUT \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"name" : "SIT-generated api key (2026-02-06T22:41:16.647784839)"
}'
Python (requests)
import requests
url = "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
data = {
"name" : "SIT-generated api key (2026-02-06T22:41:16.647784839)"
}
headers = {
'Authorization': ACCESS_TOKEN
}
response = requests.request("PUT", url, headers=headers, data=data)
print(response.text.encode('utf8'))
Response
201 Created
API key with HAL links.
{
"id" : "12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48",
"created" : "2026-02-06T22:41:16.676968266",
"lastModified" : "2026-02-06T22:41:16.676968766",
"name" : "SIT-generated api key (2026-02-06T22:41:16.647784839)",
"clientId" : "64WU7X7SsivuN62HIu1tugb2gyXKQPlz",
"clientSecret" : "pxlw7e5nuTzdI5FaO4IncLDCaMKuA2IRpbWlwsNmsTCc4SHp3sflU_JcuTiYQJ6R",
"profileId" : "auth0|5eb0327cbfd7490bff55feeb",
"_links" : {
"self" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
},
"update apikey" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
},
"delete apikey" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
},
"profile" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/profiles/auth0%7C5eb0327cbfd7490bff55feeb"
}
}
}
Update an API key
PUT
/api/apikeys/{apikey-id}
Updates the API key {apikey-id}.
Prerequisites
- The authenticated user must own a Matatika account
Request
Body
API key resource.
{
"name" : "SIT-generated api key (2026-02-06T22:41:16.647784839) (updated)"
}
Example Snippets
cURL
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" 'https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48' -i -X PUT \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"name" : "SIT-generated api key (2026-02-06T22:41:16.647784839) (updated)"
}'
Python (requests)
import requests
url = "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
data = {
"name" : "SIT-generated api key (2026-02-06T22:41:16.647784839) (updated)"
}
headers = {
'Authorization': ACCESS_TOKEN
}
response = requests.request("PUT", url, headers=headers, data=data)
print(response.text.encode('utf8'))
Response
200 OK
API key with HAL links.
{
"id" : "12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48",
"created" : "2026-02-06T22:41:16.676968",
"lastModified" : "2026-02-06T22:41:17.767821336",
"name" : "SIT-generated api key (2026-02-06T22:41:16.647784839) (updated)",
"clientId" : "64WU7X7SsivuN62HIu1tugb2gyXKQPlz",
"profileId" : "auth0|5eb0327cbfd7490bff55feeb",
"_links" : {
"self" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
},
"update apikey" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
},
"delete apikey" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
},
"profile" : {
"href" : "https://app.matatika.com/api/profiles/auth0%7C5eb0327cbfd7490bff55feeb"
}
}
}
Delete an API key
DELETE
/api/apikeys/{apikey-id}
Deletes the API key {apikey-id}.
Prerequisites
- The authenticated user must own a Matatika account
- The API key
{apikey-id}must exist
Request
Example Snippets
cURL
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" 'https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48' -i -X DELETE
Python (requests)
import requests
url = "https://app.matatika.com/api/apikeys/12e0e810-aaef-497e-ab56-190431683d48"
headers = {
'Authorization': ACCESS_TOKEN
}
response = requests.request("DELETE", url, headers=headers)
print(response.text.encode('utf8'))
Response
204 No Content
No response body provided.