Is there way to create/generate api token?

[paul-griffith]

@raj.burnwal

I need to automate db connection setup after generating api key.

If you want to 'preconfigure' a gateway with an API key, you can store one in the external resource collection, as mentioned in the post @Sfenwick linked:

@alexlu

Some Important Notes

• **Protip: Copy the generated token resource files from data/config/CORE/ignition/api-token into data/config/EXTERNAL/ignition/api-token which sits at a higher inheritance level than core as resources in core may be deleted at will during testing and development (ie. see the "Retriggering Migration" section down below).
  • A gateway restart is required after this since resource files have been affected directly on the filesystem (or alternatively run the Config Sync Request route) so that the system will pick up the new resource changes on the filesystem.
  • Any gateway config resource that is edited directly on the filesystem does not automatically picked up unless the Config Sync Request route is called which prompts the gateway to sync changes immediately.

Note that this same principle can be applied a layer higher. If you want to preconfigure a gateway connection - you can do the exact same thing (move a configured resource to the external collection) but with your configured DB connection.