In order to use the API, you'll need to generate an API key that will be associated with your user. You can do this through the Snipe-IT web interface, by going to your account dropdown in the top right and clicking on "Manage API Keys".
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If you run into an error when trying to create API tokens through the GUI, try running:
php artisan passport:install
php artisan passport:client --personal
If you're planning on writing custom code to interact with the API or want to just use this interactive documentation to play with our development API, read on -- or get a quick start interacting with your API via Postman.