To authenticate your account, you can use HTTP BASIC authentication or an API Key:

Authorization BASIC <Bas64 user:password>

or:

Authorization NIRMATA-API <your api key>

Since the Nirmata API is only accessible via HTTPS, your credentials are sent over an encrypted connection.

To manage your API Key, login to Nirmata and navigate to Settings -> Account -> Generate API Key. An API key is associated with a User account. When you authenticate an application using the API key, it will get the role and privileges associated with the account.

A best practice recommendation is to create separate accounts for each application, and provide the minimum required role and privileges to the account.