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Authorization

Follow this guide to create a new Crunchbase Free credential that will allow Nexla to authenticate to and exchange data with the Crunchbase Free API.
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Crunchbase Free

Prerequisites​

Before creating a Crunchbase Free credential, you need to obtain an API user key from your Crunchbase account. The API user key is required to authenticate with the Crunchbase ODM API v3.1.

To obtain your API user key, you need to have a Crunchbase account with API access enabled. Once you have access to your account, you can generate an API user key from your account settings. The API user key is used to authenticate all API requests to the Crunchbase ODM API v3.1 using the user_key query parameter. For detailed information about API key setup and authentication, refer to the Crunchbase API documentation.

Create a Crunchbase Free Credential​

  • To create a new Crunchbase Free credential, after selecting the data source/destination type, click the Add Credential tile to open the Add New Credential overlay.

New Credential Overlay – Crunchbase Free

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Credential Name & Description​

  1. Enter a name for the credential in the Credential Name field and a short, meaningful description in the Credential Description field.

    Resource descriptions are recommended but are not required. They should be used provide information about the resource purpose, data freshness, etc. that can help the owner and other users efficiently understand and utilize the resource.

API User Key Authentication​

  1. Enter your Crunchbase API user key in the API User Key field. This is the API user key you obtained from your Crunchbase account settings. The API user key is sent as the user_key query parameter to authenticate all API requests to the Crunchbase ODM API v3.1.

    Keep your API user key secure and do not share it publicly. The API user key provides access to your Crunchbase account and should be treated as a sensitive credential. The Crunchbase API uses token-based authentication, and the API user key is included in the query string for all API requests.

Save the Credential​

  1. Once all of the relevant steps in the above sections have been completed, click the Save button at the bottom of the overlay to save the configured credential.

  2. The newly added credential will now appear in a tile on the Authenticate screen during data source/destination creation and can be selected for use with a new data source or destination.