A private access token authenticates your own scripts against the Melbicom API: service lists, invoices, credit balance, CDN cache purges. This tutorial creates the token from the client area, from the expiry choice to the first authenticated request.
Prerequisites
- A Melbicom account with client area access.
- A terminal with
curl, for the verification call. - A password manager or secret store for the token value.
Step 1: Open the API Tokens Page
Log in to the client area, open the account menu at the top right and choose API Tokens. Creation, restrictions and deactivation all happen on this one page.
Step 2: Choose an Expiry and Generate
Pick the expiry that matches how often you rotate credentials, then click Generate token. A dated expiry (one year in this example) is the safer habit; No expiry is for setups with their own rotation schedule.
Weigh one fact before generating: the token grants read and write access to everything on your account, so treat it like your account password.
Step 3: Copy the Token Now
The new token is displayed exactly once. Copy it and store it in your secret manager before leaving the page. Melbicom stores only a hash, so the value cannot be shown again, in full or in part. If you lose it, you generate a new one; the old value keeps working until you deactivate it.
Step 4: Make Your First Call
Verify the token with the version endpoint, replacing YOUR_TOKEN with the value you copied:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" https://api01.melbicom.net/api/versionA JSON response with the current API version confirms the token authenticates. Every other endpoint uses the same header and the same base URL, https://api01.melbicom.net/api.
Back on the API Tokens page, the token now reads Active, with its creation date, expiry and last request:
What You Have
An active token with a one-year expiry, verified with a real request and stored in your secret manager. Before using it in scripts, restrict where it works from and set your rotation routine: both are covered in Secure and Manage Your Melbicom API Token. The full endpoint list is in Melbicom API: Authentication and Endpoints.