
Intro to Working with API Authentication
February 12 @ 11:00 pm - February 13 @ 12:00 am
This event is part of Love Data Week at Stanford, an annual festival highlighting topics, opportunities and services relevant to data in research.
This workshop is an introduction to methods of API authentication, with a focus on different approaches for securely storing API credentials and how to avoid publishing them online by accident. We will cover common types of authentication systems that someone may encounter when using APIs for research purposes, such as API keys, Bearer tokens, and Basic Authentication. Basic boilerplate scripts will be provided in Python and R that can be used to authenticate with these kinds of APIs. The workshop will also discuss general pointers on how to obtain API keys and tokens. Attendees to this workshop should have familiarity with Python or R. There may be portions of the workshop that you will want to follow along with on your own computer if you have Python or R installed, but this is not required.
Location: Zoom (Please register here to reserve your spot and receive a Zoom link for this workshop!)
Date and Time: 3:00PM to 4:00PM PT, Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Instructor: Katie Frey (Data Curator for Programmatic Access)