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Authorization

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

Before creating a data.world credential, you need to obtain a Service Account Token from your data.world account. The Service Account Token is required to authenticate with the data.world API.

To obtain your Service Account Token, you need to have a data.world account with API access enabled. Once you have access to your account, you can create a service account and generate a Service Account Token from your data.world account settings. The Service Account Token grants access to your data.world resources and is used to authenticate all API requests to the data.world API. The token is sent in the Authorization header with the Bearer prefix for all API requests. For detailed information about service account setup and authentication, refer to the data.world API documentation.

Create a data.world Credential​

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

New Credential Overlay – data.world

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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.

Service Account Token Authentication​

  1. Enter your data.world Service Account Token in the Service Account Token field. This is the Service Account Token you obtained from your data.world account settings. The Service Account Token is sent in the Authorization header with the Bearer prefix (e.g., Bearer {token}) for all API requests to the data.world API.

    Keep your Service Account Token secure and do not share it publicly. The Service Account Token provides access to your data.world resources and should be treated as sensitive information. The Service Account Token is sent in the Authorization header with the Bearer prefix for all API requests to the data.world API. For detailed information about creating service accounts and obtaining tokens, see the data.world API documentation.

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.