Authentication
Product Analytics uses public API keys. Use the key for the organization and environment you want to send data to.
Get an API key
- Open the Product Analytics catalog.
- Open the Details tab.
- In Credentials, copy an existing key, or create one if you manage API keys for the organization.
SDK authentication examples
Initialize your SDK once with the API key for the target environment:
import { altertable } from '@altertable/altertable-js';altertable.init('YOUR_API_KEY');
Direct API authentication
For direct HTTP requests, use the same API key as your SDKs.
Method | How to send it | Notes |
|---|---|---|
X-API-Key header | X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY | Recommended for server-to-server requests. |
Authorization header | Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY | Equivalent to X-API-Key; useful when your client already uses Bearer auth patterns. |
Query parameter | ?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY | Supported, but less preferred than headers because query strings are easier to leak into logs. |
Next steps
- Track events: Start sending product events
- Identify users: Set up user identification