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API Key

Kọ́kọ́rọ́ API

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English and Yoruba terms, then definitions, examples, analogies, and use-when in both languages.

English definition

A secret token that authenticates a client to an API.

Yoruba definition

Àmì àṣírí tí ó jẹ́rìísí olùbánisọ̀rọ̀API.

English example

Rotate your API key if it is exposed.

Yoruba example

Yí kọ́kọ́rọ́ API rẹ padà tí ó bá hàn síta.

English analogy

An API key is like a password that allows you to access a secure area of a website.

Yoruba analogy

Kọ́kọ́rọ́ API dà bíi ọrọìmọ̀ tí ó jẹ́ kí o wọlé sí apá ààbò kan ti oju opo wẹẹbu.

English use when

Use an API key when you need to securely connect to an API. It's different from a username and password because it is specifically for programmatic access.

Yoruba use when

Lo kọ́kọ́rọ́ API nígbà tí o bá nílò láti so pọ̀ mọ́ API ní ààbò. Ó yàtọ̀ sí orúkọ olumulo àti ọrọìmọ̀ nítorí pé ó jẹ́ fún iraye si eto.

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