Authentication

You'll need to authenticate your requests to access any of the endpoints in the Bob! Desk API. In this guide, we'll look at how authentication works. Bob! Desk offers one way to authenticate your API requests: OAuth2 with a token.

OAuth2 with bearer token

The recommended way to authenticate with the Bob! Desk is by using. When establishing a connection using, you will need your access token — you will find it in the Bob! Desk Settings in section API Key. Here's how to add the token to the request header using cURL:

curl https://api.bob-desk.com/api/v3.0/ \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {token}"

Always keep your token safe and reset it if you suspect it has been compromised.