Creating a Read-Only API user in Akamai

You can create a Read-Only API user to import your existing configuration from Akamai. To add Akamai as a Read-Only CDN provider, you need to create an API user in your Akamai account:

1. Sign in to your Akamai account.
2. Navigate to the left sidebar and choose Identity & access.
3. Under the Users and API Clients tab, click on the Create API client button.
4. Click on the Advanced button.
5. Fiil the new API client form:
   1. Name - Type a name for the client.
   2. Description - Type a description for the client.
   3. APIs - Check the Select APIs option. When the list of permissions appears, click on the Clear API selection, and pick the following permissions:
      • Property Manager (PAPI) - READ-ONLY
      • CPS - READ-ONLY
      • Datastream Config - READ-ONLY
      • CCU APIs - READ-ONLY
      • Enhanced Content Control Utility (ECCU) - READ-ONLY
      • Reporting API - READ-WRITE (The Reporting API is only used to retrieve statistics, but it requires READ-WRITE permissions.)
      • CPcode and Reporting group - READ-ONLY
   4. Click on Submit.
   5. Click on Create API client.
6. Review the created API user and copy its credentials:
   • client_secret
   • host (base URL)
   • access_token
   • client_token

Example:

client_secret = i3YpvJFBiScVG6J6JJPzI9aJk32XmMOYTRDQCNgCFXY=
host = akab-grfave5t2bgnf7gp-thnbutolqvre5evi.luna.akamaiapis.net
access_token = akab-tznh3naf2xyrtepu-6pwdbmjsqy7la4vs
client_token = akab-gbq3efk7iuw3nk6e-2al2mw7xdwlunph`

Save the created credentials, and paste it when you add your Akamai CDN here. Note that when you add Akamai as a CDN provider, in addition to the above credentials, you also need to specify the Group Name where new properties will be created.