Authenticating to the API

Generate an API key and use it to authenticate in the watsonx Orchestrate API endpoint with a JWT token.

The authentication to the watsonx Orchestrate API occurs in two steps. First you need to generate an API key in your watsonx Orchestrate tenant. Then, you need to use the generated API key to make a POST request in the watsonx Orchestrate API endpoint to obtain a temporary token that authenticates you.

➤ Generating an API key

Generate the API key in your watsonx Orchestrate tenant.

➤ Generating a JWT token

Generate the JWT token to authenticate you in the watsonx Orchestrate API.