# Authentication
We use two different types of authentication: basic authentication and signature.
# Basic authentication
Some endpoints are protected using basic authentication (opens new window).
Your merchant dashboard credentials are used for basic authentication.
For example, [email protected]
with john123
password will lead to this header:
Basic cmFuZG9tQGRvbWFpbi5jb206am9objEyMw==
You can also use Postman (opens new window) to make your call (Basic auth
in the autorization tab).
# Signature
You can find an explanation there.
There are also some examples in the documentation: