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Authorization

Follow this guide to create a new Custify credential that will allow Nexla to authenticate to and exchange data with your Custify account.
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Custify

Prerequisites​

To connect Nexla to your Custify account, you will need a Custify API key. Custify uses API key authentication, passing the key as a Bearer token in the Authorization header of every API request.

Generate a Custify API Key​

Custify API keys are generated from within your account settings. You must have an active Custify account with access to the developer settings to complete these steps.

  1. Log in to your Custify account at app.custify.com.

  2. Access the API key settings using one of the following paths:

    • Via My Account: Click your account name or avatar in the upper-right corner of the screen, select My Account from the dropdown menu, then click API Access in the left sidebar.

    • Via Settings: Navigate to Settings > Developer > API Key in the main navigation.

  3. On the API Access page, click the Generate API Key button.

  4. Copy the generated API key immediately and store it in a secure location. This key is displayed only once and grants full API access to your Custify account data.

Important

Treat your Custify API key as a sensitive credential. Anyone with access to this key can read and write data in your Custify account. If you believe a key has been compromised, generate a new key from the Custify API Access settings and update your Nexla credential accordingly.

For complete information about the Custify API and authentication, refer to the Custify API documentation.

Create a Custify Credential​

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

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 to provide information about the resource purpose, data freshness, etc. that can help the owner and other users efficiently understand and utilize the resource.

Custify API Key Authentication​

Custify authenticates all API requests using a single API key passed as a Bearer token. Nexla will automatically include this token in the Authorization header of every request made to the Custify API on your behalf.

  1. Enter your Custify API key in the API Key field. This key was generated in the steps above under Generate a Custify API Key.

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.