How do you login via the WebEx REST API

[Nicholas1]

I'm new to the Webex API and am trying to run my first few calls.  Starting with a login call, it looks to me like our REST url for that should be https://[ourSite].webex.com/[ourSite]/p.php?AT=LI

What I’m unclear about is how to authenticate.  The documentation (page 2-22) doesn’t list username or password as fields that can be sent.  The only field it lists as required is WID (Webex ID), which I assume is to be the authentication string?  If so, how does one find this value?  I do not see it in the user edit screen in site administration, which seems like the logical place for it to me.  Is there some special screen I need to access for API information like this?

[Vince]

I'm not familiar with how Webex API works, but perhaps the following link would help:

User login -> Cisco WebEx XML API

OR, if you are creating meeting - > Cisco WebEx XML API

It says <webExID>hostid</webExID> so I am thinking perhaps that it refers to the user id that you used for hosting. You should be getting your service ticket / meeting key as a response.

[jacoadam]

Hello There,

Vincent is on the right track! You need to use the WebEx ID and it's password in order to authenticate. This can be provided in via XML in the POST's request body.

You can also find the WebEx XML API reference here: https://developer.cisco.com/site/webex-developer/develop-test/xml-api/xml-api-reference/

Thanks!

Jacob