Create API only users

Create an API-only user so that you can generate an API token for authenticating to Security Cloud Control when making Security Cloud Control REST API calls.

When creating a user, a Super Admin can select "API Only User" to create a virtual user type and generate API token for authenticating to Security Cloud Control when making Security Cloud Control REST API calls. Security Cloud Control prompts you to provide a user name instead of an email address, which ensures that your permissions continue to function even after the original Super Admin departs your organization. The API Only User can't log into the Security Cloud Control interface.

Before you begin

Follow these steps to create an API only user:

Procedure

Step 1

Step 2

In the left pane, click Administration > API User Management.

Step 3

Click the Add a new user ( The image illustrates the username creation process for API-only users, highlighting that the username cannot be an email address or include the '@' character. ) icon to add a new user to your tenant.

Step 4

Select the API Only User checkbox.

Step 5

In the Username field, enter a name for the user and click OK.

Important

The username can't be an email address or contain the '@' character as the '@yourtenant' suffix will be automatically appended to the username.

Step 6

Select the user's role from the drop-down menu.

Step 7

Click OK.

The API-only user is added to your tenant. You can generate an API token for authenticating to Security Cloud Control when making Security Cloud Control REST API calls. This account uses a username instead of an email address and cannot log into the Security Cloud Control interface.