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Obtaining an API key from OVH docs
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This page is meant to guide you in obtaining an API key from OVH in order to configure Yunohost's automatic DNS configuration mecanism

! NB. : DO NOT share your API tokens with anybody! A malicious attacker obtaining your tokens could take over your domain, and possibly your server !

  1. Go to https://eu.api.ovh.com/createToken/

  2. Fill the form with the required informations as shown below:

  • Account ID or email address : This is your usual OVH login
  • Password : This is your usual OVH password
  • Script Name: for example Yunohost Auto DNS
  • Script description: for example Yunohost Auto DNS
  • Validity : Unlimited
  • Rights : use the + button to add the following lines
    • GET : /domain/zone/*
    • POST : /domain/zone/*
    • PUT : /domain/zone/*
    • DELETE : /domain/zone/*

  1. You will obtain three tokens (an application key, a secret application key, and a consumer key) which should be used in Yunohost's configuration