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AbuseIPDB Authentication Guide

How to authenticate AbuseIPDB for use with Tines

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Written by Fergal Collins
Updated over 7 months ago

AbuseIPDB is a project dedicated to helping combat the spread of hackers, spammers, and abusive activity on the internet.

First, get an AbuseIPDB API key

  1. Navigate to https://www.abuseipdb.com/ and click "Sign up" to create a new account. Existing AbuseIPDB users can click "Login"

  2. In the middle panel, click "API" and then "Create Key"

  3. Give the key a name and then copy the key

Then, create an AbuseIPDB credential in Tines

AbuseIPDB connect flow (recommended):

  1. Login to your Tines tenant

  2. Navigate to the team that will be using the API and click "Credentials"

  3. Click "+ New Credential" and select "AbuseIPDB" and follow the prompts to connect.

Manual credential creation

This method is not recommended as the AbuseIPDB connect flow creates this credential with much less complexity. However, if you need to create this credential set manually, see the following steps below:

  1. Login to your Tines tenant

  2. Navigate to the team that will be using the API and click "Credential"

  3. Click "+ New Credential" and select "Text"

  4. Input the values for the AbuseIPDB credential

    1. Name: Required

    2. Description: Optional

    3. Value: API Key

  5. Optional

    1. Domains: Ensure this credential can only be used when making HTTP requests to specific domains.

    2. Access: What other teams can also use the API

Read about our connect flows here.

For more on creating credentials in Tines, click here.

You can find a selection of AbuseIPDB stories in the story library

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