Generate API credentials

Cloud Snapshot Manager APIs enable you to manage your cloud accounts, policies, plans, snapshots, and restores in AWS and Azure.

About this task

Credentials are required to access Cloud Snapshot Manager APIs. You can generate the Client Id (API key) and the Client Secret (key secret) from the Identity and Access page of the Cloud Snapshot Manager portal. See the API reference available at https://developer.dell.com/apis/5788/versions/latest for the usage of the APIs.

NOTE: Only Super Admin users can generate API credentials.

Steps

  1. In the left navigation pane of the Cloud Snapshot Manager portal, under Identity and Access, select API Credentials.
  2. Click Generate Credentials.

    When the credentials are ready, the Client Id and the Client Secret are displayed. Click Show Client Secret to display the Client Secret.