This is the technical reference for the 46elks API. If you're just looking
to quickly get up and running we have some great Getting Started guides with step-by-step
instructions and copy/pastable code examples in all common programming
languages.
API Overview
The 46elks API is a simple HTTP API that you can use to interact with all
our products. All endpoints follow the following basic design choices:
The base URL is https://api.46elks.com/a1/
Authentication is performed with Basic Auth
The request content type should be application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Webhooks (HTTP callbacks) are used for asynchronous events
Prerequisites
In order to use the 46elks API you need the following:
A 46elks account with an active payment method
A computer with internet access
Basic knowledge of how to copy/paste and run example code
If you plan to use API features that require webhook integration you will
also need some kind of publicly reachable backend service. This can be
anything: a VPS running Rails / Django / Express etc., an AWS Lambda
function, a few lines of code on Google App Scripts or a bash script
running on some old computer in your closet.
