PosKey property as a query parameter.Barion Shop Authentication
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What is shop authentication?
The API endpoints related to handling a shop's payment flow are accessible using the shop's own unique API key, known as POS key.
For a full list of such endpoints see List of Barion API endpoints.
Using POS keys
To use an endpoint which requires shop-level authentication, pass your Barion shop's POS key as the x-pos-key header parameter.
NOTE
GET API endpoints below v4 also accept the
Errors
An invalid key generates an AuthenticationFailed error.
Managing POS keys
A POS key is automatically generated for your shop when you create it, and cannot be changed later. To obtain it, either
- get the key from the confirmation e-mail that was sent to you when you opened the shop, or
- go to the shop's detail page on the Barion secure site and use the Secret key value (Shops -> Actions -> Details)
NOTE
The test and live environment are completely separate environments, you need to create different shops. Make sure that you use the POSkey and not the public key:
