API users refer to individuals or entities that interact with an application or system through an Application Programming Interface (API). An API is a set of rules and protocols that allows different software applications to communicate and exchange data with each other.
A new username and password are created for the API users to access the data related to employees, attendance, leave, payroll, and more. With access to these APIs, you can now create and customize the functionalities as per the requirements.
To create API users, the admin must perform the following actions:
- From the greytHR Admin portal, navigate to Settings > My Account > API users.
- Click Create API User. The Add API user pop-up appears.
- In the User Name text box, enter the user name.
- In the Description text box, enter the description.
- Under the Select Roles section, select the required checkboxes to define the role of the API user. The selected roles appear on the given adjacent box.
- Click Next. A pop-up appears with the detailed information of the created API user.
- API user creation is successful. A confirmation message API User successfully created appears.
Note: You can view a system-generated Password for accessing the APIs. For security reasons, the password is only shown once, so kindly ensure you copy the password. - Click Done. A confirmation message appears.
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