Restricting Access to the API

Restricting Access to the API

For a user to have access to the BarTender Cloud REST API, they must have permission granted as either a user or role. To restrict a user from accessing the REST API, simply remove one or both of these permissions.

Removing a user's access permission

  1. Click to open the BarTender Cloud menu, then select Administration, then Security and click Users.

  2. For the user whom you wish to remove API access, click and select Edit.

  3. In the user information dialog, clear the Allow password-based API access checkbox.

  4. If the user is assigned any roles that include API User permission, you can remove that role from the user account in the Roles dropdown.

  5. Click Save.

Removing a role's access permission

  1. Click to open the BarTender Cloud menu, then select Administration, then Security and click Roles.

  2. For the role from which you wish to remove API access, click and select Edit.

  3. In the Edit Role dialog, Click the API User control to set it to Off.

  4. Click Save.

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