Activating your API Manager user account

Before you can access the API Manager user interface of IBM® API Connect, you must activate the user account that your Cloud Manager administrator invited you to join.

1. Complete the following steps to create your API Manager account:

   If the Identity Provider uses LDAP

   An invitation email with an activation link is sent. Click the activation link, or paste it in a browser, to log in directly with your user credentials. Upon authentication, the API Connect user record is updated from the backend identity provider.

   If the Identity Provider uses a local registry

   An invitation email with an activation link is sent. Click the activation link or paste it in a browser. The activation link takes you to a sign up page where you enter your first name, last name and password. Passwords must have a minimum of 8 characters and contain characters from at least three of the four following categories:

   • Uppercase letters
   • Lowercase letters
   • Numbers
   • Special characters (for example: ! # $ %)

   Note:

   • The email address that you enter on the sign up page must match the email address to which the invitation email was sent, otherwise the account activation fails.
   • If you previously had an account that the administrator removed, and they are inviting you again, you must re-activate your account by using the Sign In option on the page, not by completing the registration form and using the Sign Up option; attempting to re-register will fail.

   If the Identity Provider uses an authentication URL

   An invitation email with an activation link is sent. Click the activation link or paste it in a browser. The activation link takes you to a sign up page where you enter your credentials, which then become your user name and password. Upon authentication, the API Connect user record is updated from the backend identity provider.

   If multiple user registries are available for selection on the sign up page, then make sure that the correct registry for your API Manager account is selected. You might need to ask your administrator which user registry is appropriate for your account.

   For information on configuring user registries and making them available for API Manager login, see User registries overview and Selecting user registries for Cloud Manager and API Manager.

2. Click Sign up to complete your registration, then click Sign in to open the API Manager login page.

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