XF 2.2 Accessing the API URL

[James_Husum]

As I understand it, we should be able to see something when we go to example.com/forum/api but when I hit that on our site it is redirecting us back to the site root. What should I be looking for to see why this is happening?

ETA: I've tried this with friendly URLS both activated and deactivated. Same result each time.

 

[Paul B]

The API doesn't just work by navigating to /api.

Code is required to utilise it.

REST API endpoints (2.2)

This document assumes you have already created an API key and setup the necessary headers for your request. Learn more about using the API.

xenforo.com

 

[James_Husum]

Shouldn't I be seeing something at least? Instead of it returning to the site homepage? Like this:

errors
0
code	"no_api_key_in_request"
message	"No API key was included in the request."
params	[]

 

[Paul B]

This is what is returned:

{
    "errors": [
        {
            "code": "no_api_key_in_request",
            "message": "No API key was included in the request.",
            "params": []
        }
    ]
}

https://xenforo.com/community/api

 

[James_Husum]

Then why is it redirecting back to the front page of the site instead of giving me the JSON array? We're trying to troubleshoot a plug-in and that is part of what is causing us problems.

 

[Paul B]

We're trying to troubleshoot a plug-in and that is part of what is causing us problems.

Post in the resource thread for support then.

 

[LuckyRiver]

It was longtime asked but I just got the same error just after installing a fresh version of 2.2.9 on local to test out something.
I created the API key in admin console and in postman, I've made sure I've added the correct key in header: XF-Api-User
Any idea where to look? I use Xampp. I believed years ago when I test this , it was working fine.
I do have .htaccess file. I noticed I don't have a folder called api. Is it normal?
Thanks!

Updated: Found out my own error, it's now fixed. It was the wrong key, it should be XF-Api-Key instead