{"id":22082,"date":"2024-09-03T18:51:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T16:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000270527-how-can-i-access-the-contabo-api\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:12:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:12:59","slug":"103000270527-how-can-i-access-the-contabo-api","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000270527-how-can-i-access-the-contabo-api\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Access the Contabo API?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">What can I do with the Contabo API?<br \/><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Contabo API allows you to manage your resources through HTTP requests. <strong>You can find the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/api.contabo.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u dir=\"ltr\">documentation for the Contabo API here<\/u><\/a><\/u>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">How can I access the Contabo API?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Open the <u><a dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Customer Control Panel<\/a><\/u>.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Click &#8220;API&#8221; from the blue &#8220;control panel&#8221; section on the left hand side of the page.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>You should then be able to access the client ID and client secret which are required to use the API.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">You will also need to set a password for your API user, which you can do by clicking the &#8220;Send Link&#8221; button. An email will be sent to the email address associated with your user account with instructions on how to set your API password.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A detailed guide on how to access the APIs can be found <u><a href=\"https:\/\/api.contabo.com\/?_gl=1%2A1oofht5%2A_ga%2ANDUxNjAxODY2LjE3MDQyODc0MzA.%2A_ga_YFPNZBGTF3%2AMTcwNTkzMjM5NC40Mi4xLjE3MDU5MzU1MDUuNDMuMC4w#section\/Introduction\/Product-documentation\" rel=\"nofollow\"><u dir=\"ltr\">here,<\/u><\/a><\/u> and there are no regional restrictions on who can access the Contabo API.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There is also no downtime on your server when you activate the Contabo API.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>How many users can access the Contabo API for the same account?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>There is no set limit to the number of API users you can have.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ast-load-more active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.contabo.com\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/103000270527-how-can-i-access-the-contabo-api-\" rel=\"nofollow\">Details&#8230;<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What can I do with the Contabo API? 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