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Setting your API token#

Your Neptune API token is like a password to the application. By saving your token as an environment variable, you avoid putting it in your source code, which is more convenient and secure.

To find and save your API token:

  1. In the top-right corner of the app, click your avatar icon.

  2. Select Get Your API token.

    How to find your Neptune API token

  3. Depending on your system:

    From the API token dialog in Neptune, copy the export command and append the line to your .profile or other shell initialization file.

    Example line
    export NEPTUNE_API_TOKEN="uyVrZXkiOiIzNTd..."

    From the API token dialog in Neptune, copy the export command and append the line to your .profile or other shell initialization file.

    Example line
    export NEPTUNE_API_TOKEN="uyVrZXkiOiIzNTd..."

    1. From the API token dialog in Neptune, copy the setx command.

      Example line
      setx NEPTUNE_API_TOKEN "uyVrZXkiOiIzNTd..."

    2. Open a terminal app, such as PowerShell or Command Prompt.

    3. Paste the line you copied and press enter.
    4. To activate the change, restart the terminal app.

    You can use the os library to set the token as an environment variable.

    Add the following to a notebook cell:

    import os
from getpass import getpass
os.environ["NEPTUNE_API_TOKEN"] = getpass("Enter your Neptune API token: ")

    From the API token dialog, copy your token, paste it in the input box, and hit Enter.

    Note that any environment variables declared this way won't persist after the notebook kernel shuts down. If you start a new kernel, they need to be set again.

Result

Neptune will find your API token automatically. You don't need to pass it to the api_token parameter when initializing Neptune in your code.