Authentication

The TypeRacer API uses Basic Access Authentication.

Generating an API Key

Navigate to the "Manage Your API Keys" page from the bottom of the "Edit Profile" page (or follow this link).

From there, you can create and manage your API Keys.

Authenticating with the API

Every request to the TypeRacer API requires an Authorization header in the following format:

Authorization: Basic <credentials>

Where <credentials> is the Base64 encoding of your username and API Key joined by a single colon (:).

Example: Assuming your username is "typeracer" and your API Key is "foobar", your Authorization header should look like the following:

"Basic" + base64.encode("typeracer:foobar")

Basic dHlwZXJhY2VyOmZvb2Jhcgo==