nowpayments-auth-token

A simple API in NodeJS and ExpressJS to ship bearer token to third parties without giving them your Now Payments Account credentials.

This project is a simple Node.js and Express.js application that provides a GET API to authenticate and create a bearer token using the NowPayments API. The API requires an API key in the header for authentication.

Prerequisites

Node.js (v14 or higher)
npm (v6 or higher)

Getting Started

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/talitm555/nowpayments-auth-token.git
cd nowpayments-auth-token

Install dependencies:
```
npm install
```

Configuration

Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following environment variables:

NOWPAYMENTS_EMAIL=your_email@example.com
NOWPAYMENTS_PASSWORD=your_password

API_KEY=your_api_key

NOWPAYMENTS_API_URL=https://api-sandbox.nowpayments.io/v1 # Dev URL
#NOWPAYMENTS_API_URL=https://api.nowpayments.io/v1 # Prod URL

PORT=3000

Replace the placeholder values with your actual NowPayments account email, password, set your own API key for this API, and the NowPayments API URL.

Running the Server

Start the server by running:

node index.js

The server will start on port 3000 by default. You can change the port by setting the PORT environment variable in your .env file.

Usage

Get Bearer Token

URL: /auth/token
Method: GET
Headers:

x-api-key: your_api_key

Response:

200 OK if successful

x-api-key: your_api_key

401 Unauthorized if the API key is missing or invalid

500 Internal Server Error if there is an error creating the bearer token

Example Request

You can test the API using curl:

curl -H "x-api-key: your_api_key" http://localhost:3000/auth/token

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

License

MIT

talitm555/nowpayments-auth-token