API Security

Overview

Ma.gnolia has a different approach to API security. Every member can enable or disable access to their account. If a member enables access, they are assigned a unique Application Access Key which external applications can then use to access Ma.gnolia on their behalf. Members can manage application access under the Advanced tab of their Profile, which can be found at http://ma.gnolia.com/account/advanced.

You can require that members provide their application access key directly, or you can use the get_key method to retrieve it with their screen name and password. This approach puts control over application access in the hands of the user, as he or she can revoke or change the key at any time without changing regular credentials.

Usage

To access the Ma.gnolia API, a member’s Application Access Key must be provided with each request (api_key=[key]), excluding the get_key and echo methods.