Applications

All Afi Public API calls are performed on behalf of applications and are authenticated using an API key. An application is used to grant Public API access to organizations and tenants and it can be created on the Configuration → Apps (for organizations) or on the Service → Settings → Apps (for tenants) tab in the Afi portal. The application concept implemented by Afi is similar to a service account entity in other systems.

Applications can only be installed (i.e., granted access to) in the tenant or organization in which they were created. The objects and methods accessible by an application are limited by the scope of its installations and permissions.