Authentication - Basic Auth
Typically, basic authentication requires the service's api-key. The processes to obtain an API key and the necessary fields are covered in detail in the service's documentation.
Step by step guide on how to set up Basic auth to create plugs in viaSocket
Version of authentication: Viasocket provides v1 version of authentication automatically.
🔴NOTE : We need to create a new authentication version if we have used authentication version in any action. We can not edit an authentication version which is used by any action.
Field Label : Viasocket provides field auth_key by default for basic auth, but one can add additional fields accordingly.
Configure additional Input Fields (if required) :
Click on Add Field and fill the field details
Key:Â Uniquely identifies the input field. It is essential for referencing and processing the data associated with this field.Ex: auth_key , domain.
Label:Â The name of the field. It will be visible on the UI. This is what users will see as the name of the input field.
Help :Â Provide any instruction to the user such as:documentation link,format etc.
Type: Specifies the data type of the field, such as string for text, number for numeric values, etc. As of now it is set to string.
Required:Â Indicates whether the field is obligatory. If checked, users must provide a value for this field during authentication.