Authentication

Using an Access Token

If you have an access token from the ByCloud console, you can use it directly:

from bycloud import ByCloud

# Using an access token
client = ByCloud(token="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN")

Using API Key Credentials

For service accounts, use the access key ID and secret access key:

from bycloud import ByCloud

# Using API key credentials
client = ByCloud(
    access_key_id="YOUR_ACCESS_KEY_ID",
    secret_access_key="YOUR_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"
)

Environment Variables

The SDK can automatically read credentials from environment variables. This is recommended for production deployments:

from bycloud import ByCloud

# The SDK automatically reads from environment variables:
# BYCLOUD_TOKEN or BYCLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID + BYCLOUD_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
client = ByCloud()

Supported environment variables: BYCLOUD_TOKEN, BYCLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID, BYCLOUD_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY