Obtaining API Key

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You can retrieve API Keys for user accounts by submitting a request with the Username and Password of an SEMSblast account.
You can alternatively ask users to retrieve their own API Keys manually via the "My Account" area of the SEMSblast control panel.

Request

Submit an XML Request with the following details:

Post URL: http://cp.semsblast.com/api/v3.0/auth/

Fields to Post
username	String	The username of the SEMSblast user
password	String	The password of the SEMSblast user

Response

Data Sent Back
error	Int	Indicated wether an error has occured. 0 for no error. 1 for error.
status	String	If there's been an error, a text description of the error that occured will be here.
apiKey	String	If successful you will receive the APIKEY of the user here.

Sample request XML

<xml>
<username>your@username.com</username>
<password>password</password>
</xml>

Sample response XML

<xml>
     <error>0</error>
     <status>Success</status>
     <apiKey>44-121312131223</apiKey>
</xml>