Introduction

MachineMetrics provides an application programming interface (API) that enables companies to access certain MachineMetrics features and functions as well as retrieve and display MachineMetrics data through a programmatic connection to MachineMetrics from their own company applications. Typical applications that connect to the MachineMetrics API are company Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications and other business management applications.

Topics covered in this article

• Using API Keys in MachineMetrics
• Generating an API Key
• Changing API Key Functionality
• MachineMetrics API Key Functionality Scope Options
• Deleting an API Key
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• Have Questions? 

Using API Keys in MachineMetrics

The standard method for API authentication with MachineMetrics is through OAuth tokens. However, you can also use OAuth-compatible API Keys generated through the API Keys page in MachineMetrics to implement your API integration or just to test your API integration functionality. See MachineMetrics developer resources for more information.

Generating an API Key

An API Key is a unique code that is passed in from your external application through the API to identify and authenticate the calling application or user account with the API provider (MachineMetrics).

To generate a MachineMetrics API Key for your company's application, do the following:

1. Click Settings in the sidebar navigation and select API Keys from the menu.
   
   
   
   
2. In the API Keys page, click the Create API Key button:
   
   
3. In the API Key dialog, select the options to designate the scope of the MachineMetrics functionality you want the API Key to support. See MachineMetrics API Key Functionality Scope Options for the complete list of options available in the API Key dialog.
4. Click the Save Changes button at the bottom of the API Key dialog to create the key.
   
   
   
   

1. In the Copy Your Access Token dialog, copy your API access token and store it in a secure location.
   
   IMPORTANT! This dialog is the only time MachineMetrics will display your API Access Token, and MachineMetrics cannot recover it if it is lost. Your API Access Token is required for your application to authenticate with MachineMetrics. It should be treated like a password and only be accessible to authorized personnel. 
   
   
2. Click the Done button when you are have copied and stored your API Access Token. The API Keys page will now display the name of your API Key and the date it was created.
   
   

Changing API Key Functionality

If you want to change the MachineMetrics functionality supported by an API Key after you created it, you can just click on the key, change the option selections in the API Key dialog, and click the Save Changes button. If you want to delete an existing API Key, see Deleting an API Key.

MachineMetrics API Key Functionality Scope Options

When creating an API Key, you can select any combination of the following options in the API Key dialog to designate the scope of the MachineMetrics functionality for the API Key you create: 

• user: Full control of user profile
  
  
• user.read: Read-only access to user profile
  
  
• operator: Full control of "operator-level" functionality
  
  
• operator.read: Read-only access to dashboards, reporting, and info needed for typical shop-floor activity
  
  
• operator.jobs: Job control and access to job lists and info
  
  
• operator.parts: Part scrapping and categorization
  
  
• operator.downtime: Downtime categorization
  
  
• manager: Full control of "manager-level" functionality
  
  
• manager.read: Read-only access to system settings, jobs, users, etc.
  
  
• system.gateway: Manage edge devices
  
  
• system.gateway.read: List available edge devices and status
  
  
• erp: Read and write access for ERP integration
  
  
• gateway: Read machine info and support data ingest
  
  
• reporting: Read access to reportable data

Deleting an API Key

If you want to delete an existing API Key that you created, do the following:

1. In the API Keys page, click on the API Key entry that you want to delete.
2. In the API Key dialog, scroll to the bottom and click the Delete button.
3. Click the You Sure? button to confirm that you want to delete the API Key.

Have Questions? 

Reach out to Support@machinemetrics.com.