Q: I am testing API requests to integrate information with Planhat. As I am attempting to do so, I receive the following message in response:
enter host password for user '[PERSONAL ACCESS_TOKEN]'.
How can I get or generate the host password?
A: The token can be passed either using Authorization Bearer header or Authorization Basic.
Authorization: Bearer [PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN]
[or]
Authorization: Basic [base64encode(PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN:)]
In the last case, "TOKEN" is still enough to access the API, but since by convention a password is also needed you have to add a colon ":" after the token.
You can find further directions in our API documentation here:
https://docs.planhat.com/#authentication
tags: "api access token", "api password", "host password"
📌 Important to note
In upgraded Planhat (ws.planhat.com), "Service Accounts" (where you can generate API tokens) have been renamed "Private Apps", and they are now located within the "App Center".
