In our previous blog, we learnt about the login process of OpenCart API’s . Today we will learn , how to add the IP address in the OpenCart API.
The process is very simple , we just need to go to System->Users->API and then click on edit API and go to IP Addresses tab . Here you can add the IP .

After adding the IP address , we just need to click save and IP address will be saved .
Now the question comes that why we need to add the IP address in the OpenCart API development? The reason is that without adding the IP address , we can not login with the API whether we are providing the correct key or not .
You can easily understood this by following code file :
/** * Webkul Software. * * @category Webkul * @package api * @author Webkul * Webkul Software Private Limited (https://webkul.com) * @license https://store.webkul.com/license.html */ <?php class ControllerApiLogin extends Controller { public function index() { $this->load->language('api/login'); $json = $api_info = array(); $this->load->model('account/api'); // Login with API Key if (isset($this->request->post['username']) && isset($this->request->post['key'])) { $api_info = $this->model_account_api->login($this->request->post['username'], $this->request->post['key']); } elseif (isset($this->request->post['key'])) { $api_info = $this->model_account_api->login('Default', $this->request->post['key']); } if ($api_info) { // Check if IP is allowed $ip_data = array(); $results = $this->model_account_api->getApiIps($api_info['api_id']); foreach ($results as $result) { $ip_data[] = trim($result['ip']); } if (!in_array($this->request->server['REMOTE_ADDR'], $ip_data)) { $json['error']['ip'] = sprintf($this->language->get('error_ip'), $this->request->server['REMOTE_ADDR']); } if (!$json) { $json['success'] = $this->language->get('text_success'); $session = new Session($this->config->get('session_engine'), $this->registry); $session->start(); $this->model_account_api->addApiSession($api_info['api_id'], $session->getId(), $this->request->server['REMOTE_ADDR']); $session->data['api_id'] = $api_info['api_id']; // Create Token $json['api_token'] = $session->getId(); } else { $json['error']['key'] = $this->language->get('error_key'); } } $this->response->addHeader('Content-Type: application/json'); $this->response->setOutput(json_encode($json)); } }
The main reason behind the scene is to increase the security. For example if any how, some one got the api key , then also he/she can not login with the api and your data is safe .
So the all process is done for the security purpose and to remove the chances of the theft of data .
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Can we check this api using using postman ? if yes, what’s the url i need to give