We recommend using Personal Access Tokens (PATs) for authentication.
PATs provide stronger security, easier token management, and better compatibility with modern systems.
You can also generate the Personal Access Token (PAT) using the 12d Synergy Client or Web applications by following the steps here:
Additional API documentation
To get a list of most of the API requests available, with the 12d Synergy server running, browse http://synergy.myserver.com/api-docs/ui/index.
(Replace synergy.myserver.com with the external server address and update the port numbers if necessary.)
1.1. Getting the Personal Access Token to access API
The tutorial for getting the PAT is here: Generate PAT in Web client or Generate PAT in 12d Synergy Client
1.2. Creating PAT
This request is in the API documentation under Authentication, marked 'Create a new Personal Access Token for an app'.
Then use the PAT retrieved above when creating a new PAT via REST.
Sample Request
curl --location 'http://{your-server-here}/api/v1/auth/generate-pat' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <your-token-here>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"ClientId": "Test 123",
"Name": "asddadas",
"ExpireInDays": 2
}'Sample Response
"AQAAANCMnd8BFdERjHoAwE_Cl-sBAAAAvKSFnblXOkGYZtcvtGQRWAAAAAACAAAAAAAQZgAAAAEAACAAAADyTaw1KclBYygguYZbKXZpl6-3dyF7pE3DsAoH7yXIHgAAAAAOgAAAAAIAACAAAABRiLEYTw7K8j82jYc_De02JQ1TX16KTUBFm_xQb5cUAdABAABZHycz_2Gn-VCokAYj8Qa6GWhjDxi1SkoFQfKHIRjLtnHLT5SRVLMJL7We4KBiOHVBlR3Qb-hWnvyp_E2Dbc6h71JCC_Uv0ENP7_L3BfzXVhlosxtD6JdW0efHDTJJ69SgoB5kT65N0avJNTL5ygk4hzTc2HN0qicKlnykmT4D0sCL9MfuQTCRcebCrExKGDWg6Xs5BwvAGcxtpXoAf5qe86czbIu6rwHOF9OdOjeDPe7mkwrV1hSswA0C75MzRySHUr9amsNcKSqcUpXNYqS9pmHMEgTe-hFaVeln5fUmWgy3GqxnQyWMIkNIcnTf2f1A9PyiCYqPdEN_DRFoMyPv4n72EXXSp00dk5PX8elAsiyR2M6eq17Cam1c-_gqPeeRK2uT7lGEaBLasKt37ZkUAUp9rxaMapRRA0epCuPlDDPF6NFNYnYOdQQBMUI0CE6Q-NRCXmnQfaNSo6Fz0bNzHnsKzMNEChLgfUsFirX0pjO6a0-xZG2y47YoxHWAlg93pqOGXi6zlVwg9JF_6lpJPSlIDGl2pUqdaTGB3u5830IhKCQenIUeJIR0QfGQrM5YzeotQstrTqUyBi3q_cYHIr2C9nwCpNkp3Rw1NHvUjUAAAAB8NmapideYtp7qDcFGTJy4IJcfkG2B0s8c8V8qvKk7SHCXsT0llynia-phkaTbPosAoUJvFy7ixdvQPY1fTzLA"