Before configuring this API for the first time make sure MSL5 is in your contract. You can find the list of products within your account in Control Center under Contracts. Contact your Akamai support team to enable MSL5 if necessary.
You need different permissions to access API functions. MSL5 secures its Restful API using Bearer token authentication.
One such token must be given in any GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE API header Authorization: Bearer {token}.
MSL5 token uses Json Web Token (JWT) format which contains user identity information, e.g, username, email, account, contracts and their access privileges. MSL5 relies on these provided credentials to determine the scopes and resources authorization.
- To manage permissions, select ☰> Access Management > API Token.
- Click on API Token. This page displays the list of already existing tokens and allows you to create new tokens.
To add a Token click on
and follow the procedure detailed in API token. - With this token you may now use the API client tool of your choice (for example, PostMan) to access MSL5 API.