Shift4 Credentials API
The Credentials API from Shift4 — 1 operation(s) for credentials.
Shift4 Credentials API is one of 21 APIs that Shift4 publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include Credentials. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.
This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 17 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.7.57.
Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.shift4test.com/api/rest/v1, https://api.shift4api.net/api/rest/v1.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 2
Shift4 Credentials API declares
2 security schemes
for authenticating requests.
An API key is passed in the header as AccessToken (AccessToken).
It uses HTTP hmac-sha256 authentication (HMAC-SHA256).
AccessToken— A security credential used to authenticate API requests and all [i4Go®](https://s4-myportal.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/documentation/i4go/i4go%20technical%20re…HMAC-SHA256— Authentication using HMAC-256 signatures as the authorization scheme. Sent in the Authorization header in the following format: Authorization: HMAC-SHA256 Cred…
Paths & Operations 1
Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Schemas 17
The contract defines 17 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Error (6 properties), Credential (5 properties), Server (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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