API Authentication

The Bush Telegraph API uses API keys for authentication. You can generate your API keys in Settings > API Keys.

Authentication Methods

HTTP Basic Auth - Use your API token as the username and API secret as the password.

curl -u "your-api-token:your-api-secret" https://bushtelegraph.com.au/api/lists

API Key Header - Send your API token in the X-API-Key header.

curl -H "X-API-Key: your-api-token" -H "X-API-Secret: your-api-secret" https://bushtelegraph.com.au/api/lists

Rate Limits

API requests are limited to 120 requests per minute. Exceeding this limit will result in a 429 Too Many Requests response.