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Setting provider API keys

Providers may require authentication details in order to use their APIs, typically API keys or bearer tokens.

API keys are passed into your application code as part of the security option the OneSDK perform function.

Getting API keys from provider

Every provider has different way of obtaining keys, usually you need to sign up for an account. In case you have trouble obtaining credentials from your selected provider, contact us.

Storing and reading API keys

A common practice is to store environment variables into .env file which is not checked into a version control system. For example, if using Resend to send emails, you can store the RESEND_TOKEN variable in .env file:

RESEND_TOKEN=some.token.value

Then in your application, load the variables from .env using the dotenv package. Alternatively if you use Docker Compose, the .env file is read automatically.

Example of using .env in a Node.js application

import { OneClient } from '@superfaceai/one-sdk';
import { config } from 'dotenv';
config();

async function main() {
// Set up the object that Resend expects
const inputs = {
...
};

// Select the provider to use and provide any params
// Resend Token comes from the .env file
const provider = {
provider: 'resend',
parameters: {},
security: {
bearer_token: {
token: process.env.RESEND_TOKEN,
},
},
};

// Set up the Superface OneSDK client and tell
// it where to find the maps and profiles
const client = new OneClient({
assetsPath: './superface',
});

// Assign our CLI generated profile so it matches
// the 'name' in the .profile file
const profile = await client.getProfile('email-communication/email-sending');
const useCase = await profile.getUseCase('SendEmail');

// Run it, catch errors
try {
const result = await useCase.perform(inputs, provider);

console.log(`Success: Email sent with ID ${result.value.id}`);
} catch (e) {
console.log(e);
}
}

//run
main();