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sendspace API (beta) Developer Guide The sendspace Application Programming Interface (API) allows you to embed sendspace services in your applications, programs, or scripts, regardless of platform and programming language. All communication with the sendspace API (beta) assumes a UTF-8 encoding.

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Method: auth.createToken

Description

Obtains a new and random token per session. Required for login.

Arguments

Name	Mandatory	Description
api_key	Yes	Received from sendspace
api_version	Yes	Value must be: 1.0
app_version	No	Application specific, formatting / style is up to you
response_format	No	Value must be: XML

Returns

A token to be used with the auth.login method

Response

 
<result method="auth.createToken" status="ok">
    <token>xxxx</token>
</result>

Usage Example

 
http://api.sendspace.com/rest/?method=auth.createtoken&api_key=12DPC5Q11N&api_version=1.0&response_format=xml&app_version=0.1

Possible Errors

Code	Name	Description
5	API_ERROR_BAD_API_VERSION	Unknown or unsupported API version
25	API_ERROR_OUTDATED_VERSION	The application version you are using is too old. Please upgrade it.