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Pat vs. API Key

1 points by iamonthesnow · 3 comments · 1 min read


As a developer, do you prefer Personal Access Tokens or API Keys when working with REST APIs? Looking for pros and cons of both. Thanks!

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stop50

PAT are tied to users, api keys to an team or organization.

  • stop50

    Pats are good for apps tied to users: cli, gui clients, ...

    Api keys and similar are better for services that are long running and should not go down: websites, backends that require access to other services.

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