The following process describes how to create a user with API access or enable API access for an existing user.
Note: This process applies only to users accessing the Authenticated REST API used for systems integration, and is not applicable to the Public REST API.
Create a user with API access
- Select Settings from the main menu.
- Click Users.
- Press New Administrator.
- On the General tab, enter; First Name, Last Name, Email address.
- On the Security tab, tick both the Administrator and API user.
- Press Save.
Enable API access on an existing user
- Select Settings from the main menu.
- Click Users.
- Open the user by clicking on the name of the user in the list.
- Press Edit.
- Select the Security tab from the vertical menu.
- Tick API user.
- Press Save.
To complete the process you must also contact Arlo Support and request the REST API be enabled on your platform.
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