The simple key authentication is used for API implementations within your account.
The Simple Key is the appropriate authorization option for the following API's:
- Order
- AutoOrder
- Item
- Fulfillment
- Customer
The Checkout API uses browser keys, so this document doesn't apply to browser based (javascript) checkouts.
Steps
Log into your UltraCart account and then navigate:
Main Menu → Configuration → (middle menu) Back Office → Authorized Applications
From the Authorized Applications page, select the "Authorized Applications" tab:
Then in the configuration section that appears, give your API a name, then select Simple Key from the drop down list for "Authentication Key",and, optionally, enter in the Allowed IP Addresses. Then in the permission section to the right, slect only the specific Read/Write permissions for the API:
Click Save to save your Simple Key:
Related Documentation
https://www.ultracart.com/api/#topics.html