The Postman tool is free and is what we'll use in this tutorial. To perform your initial interactions with the API the use of an API tool is highly recommended. It is recommended that you create a GitHub account as this allows you to post or follow Issues for the repository. It will be helpful to reference the main API documentation while following along with this tutorial. The home of Destiny 2 API information is and the main API documentation like is so bookmark these links as you will refer to them frequently. Copy the API Key into a safe place as you will use it later in this tutorial.įor a detailed look at the concepts on the Application page please see this article Destiny 2 API Documentation This key is private and should not be shared, published in your source code, etc. You will use this key in every Bungie API request you make. Now in the API Keys section you should see your API key. Under Browser Based Apps > Origin Header enter * Check the box to agree to the Terms of Use, and click the Create New App button. Under Scope select, 'Read your Destiny vault and character inventory' and 'Read your Destiny vendor and advisor information'. In the App Authentication > OAuth Client Type, select Not applicable. In the New Application screen enter your Application Name and Website. This topic will be covered in a future article. For this initial introduction we will not be using OAuth authentication. You can create multiple applications with different configurations. Select the Create New App button to enter the New Application screen.

When logged into your account you can access the Application page to request an API key here If you do not already have one then you can create one here

This article assumes that you already have a account. This section will go over the initial setup needed to use the API for testing public API endpoint requests and responses. This tutorial series will go over some beginner information on how to use the Destiny 2 API. Destiny 2 API Introduction - Part 1 - Setup Introduction

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