Authentication

WindBorne uses API keys to authenticate API requests. If an API request is not properly authenticated, it will fail. You can sign up for a free trial to get started, or contact data@windbornesystems.com for full commercial access.

You should have a WB_API_KEY . You should make sure to keep your API key safe and secure.

To authenticate, pass a Bearer token in the Authorization header of your request using your WB_API_KEY .

Legacy Basic Auth

The previous Basic Auth format using WB_CLIENT_ID and WB_API_KEY (e.g., -u 'WB_CLIENT_ID:WB_API_KEY') will continue to work. However, Bearer token authentication is now the recommended approach and only requires a single WB_API_KEY .

Bearer Token Authentication

Bearer Token Authentication Examples

# Make a GET request to WindBorne, authorizing with WindBorne correctly# Make a GET request to WindBorne, authorizing with WindBorne correctly

curl 'URL' -H "Authorization: Bearer $WB_API_KEY"curl 'URL' -H "Authorization: Bearer $WB_API_KEY"

Authentication Endpoint

To verify your credentials quickly, request /debug/v1/auth_status . On success it returns:

{{

"authed": true, "authed": true,

"client_id": "CLIENT_ID" "client_id": "CLIENT_ID"

}}

CLI and Installation

WindBorne releases a pip installable library built to interact with Data and Forecasts APIs that comes with a Command Line Interface (CLI) out of the box.

Install WindBorne

pip3 install windbornepip3 install windborne

Set credentials on mac and linux

Setup Environment Variables

# Determine your shell and it's configuration file# Determine your shell and it's configuration file

# Some common configuration files are: ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.zshrc# Some common configuration files are: ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile, ~/.zshrc

echo $SHELLecho $SHELL

# Edit your shell configuration file adding this line# Edit your shell configuration file adding this line

export WB_API_KEY='your_api_key'export WB_API_KEY='your_api_key'

# Reload the shell configuration to apply changes immediately or restart# Reload the shell configuration to apply changes immediately or restart

Set credentials on Windows

Press Win + X and select "System"
Click "Advanced system settings" on the right
Click "Environment Variables" at the bottom
Under "User variables", click "New" and add the following:

Variable Name	Variable Value
WB_API_KEY	your_api_key