---
title: "Cloud Storage Service Public API Creating Keys and Authenticating"
slug: "cloud-storage-service-public-api-creating-keys-and-authenticating"
updated: 2026-05-17T17:30:53Z
published: 2026-05-21T21:27:46Z
canonical: "help.8x8.com/cloud-storage-service-public-api-creating-keys-and-authenticating"
---

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# Cloud Storage Service Public API Creating Keys and Authenticating

## Objective

Create keys and authenticate to use the Cloud Storage Service Public API.

## Applies To

- Admin Console
- Cloud Storage Service Public API

## Procedure

### Assign the Storage API Role to a User

1. Log in to Admin Console as a Super User.
2. From the left menu, select **Roles & permissions**.
3. Click **Assignments**.
4. Click **+ Create Assignment**.
5. Select a user to Assign to.
6. Select Role Storage API.
7. Select Scope.
8. Click **Save**.

### Create an API Key for Call Recordings & Storage

1. User with the Storage API role logs in to Admin Console.
2. Click **API Keys**.
3. Click **Create App**.
4. Enter a name.
5. Select **Call recordings & Storage** for **API Products**.
6. Click **Save**.

### Authentication for 8x8 Cloud Storage Service Public API

Request an access token from the 8x8 Authorization Server using Basic Authorization with your **key** and **secret** as the username and password, respectively.

1. Combine and then encode your client credentials as a Base64 string.
2. Make a **POST** request to the 8x8 Authorization Server using your encoded credentials string in the Authorization header.
3. Obtain your access token from the server response.

#### Example Request (cURL)

In this example, we have provided cURL with the key and secret (cURL will generate the Authorization header)

```plaintext
curl --request POST --url https://api.8x8.com/oauth/v2/token -u 'key:secret' --header 'Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' --data grant_type=client_credentials
```

In this example, we have manually encoded the client credentials as a Base64 string and added the Authorization header

```plaintext
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.8x8.com/oauth/v2/token \
  --header 'Authorization: Basic am9**********w=='\
  --header 'Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
  --data grant_type=client_credentials
```

#### Example Response

```json
{
  "expires_in": "3599",
  "token_type": "BearerToken",
  "issued_at": "1583852755661",
  "access_token": "KyD***********************fa",
  "application_name": "059f3e8d-e624-4f98-be6c-4f2616db52cf",
  "scope": "",
  "expires_in": "3599",
  "status": "approved"
}
```

In the Example Response, the access token is KyD***********************fa and the indicated expiration time is indicated by "expires_in": "3599" (3599 seconds or slightly less than 1 hour).

#### Example Request & Response (Postman)

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/e3a59e39-abd3-4423-964c-0a4008dc5673/Images/Documentation/12790)

### 8x8 Cloud Storage Service Public API

Use the access token as the Bearer Token when making requests to the 8x8 Cloud Storage Service Public API

> [!CAUTION]
> These examples use the us-west region in the URL, you will need to use the correct region for your PBX/Tenant. For more information, see [Cloud Storage Service Public API Region Discovery](/support/docs/cloud-storage-service-public-api-region-discovery). Your content goes here

#### Example Request to Get All Objects (cURL)

```plaintext
curl --location --request GET 'https://api.8x8.com/storage/us-west/v3/objects' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer KyD***********************fa'
```

#### Example Request & Response to Get All Objects (Postman)

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/e3a59e39-abd3-4423-964c-0a4008dc5673/Images/Documentation/12791)

## Additional Information

- [Cloud Storage Service Bulk Download Documentation](https://developer.8x8.com/analytics/docs/cloud-storage-service-bulk-download)
- [Cloud Storage Service Objects Documentation](https://developer.8x8.com/analytics/docs/cloud-storage-service-objects)