# Enterprise Console API
The Pomerium Enterprise Console supports programmatic interaction through an API. This page covers enabling and authenticating to the API.
# Before You Begin
This doc assumes:
- You already have installed Pomerium and Pomerium Enterprise,
- The enterprise console service is encrypted. Review the tls-* keys for more information.
# Configure a New Route
We suggest configuring the route for API access in the open-source Pomerium. That way changes made through the API that might break access to the console GUI will not break access to the API route.
- from: https://console-api.pomerium.localhost.io to: https://pomerium-console-domain-name:8702 pass_identity_headers: true allow_any_authenticated_user: true tls_custom_ca_file: /path/to/rootCA.pem # See https://www.pomerium.com/reference/#tls-custom-certificate-authority
You must also update the
audience
key to include the new route'sfrom
value:audience: "console.pomerium.localhost.io,console-api.pomerium.localhost.io"
If you're running Pomerium Enterprise as a system service, restart the daemon.
# Create a Service Account
In the enterprise Console under Configure -> Service Accounts, Click + Add Service Account. You can choose an existing user for the service account to impersonate, or create a new user. Note that a new user will not be synced to your IdP.
The Enterprise Console will display the service account token. Be sure to store it securely now, as you cannot view it again after this point.
Grant the service account the appropriate role on the Namespace(s) it will operate against.
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Service accounts created in any Namespace other than Global will include a reference to that Namespace ID. You must specify the entire user ID (i.e. design-api@bff1bea6-a3d6-232d-812c-b4fd8e26d72e.pomerium
) when using the service account.
# Install The Library
# Test the API Connection
The repositories for our Python (opens new window) and Go (opens new window) implementations include example scripts:
Modify the example script to match your console API path, Namespace(s) and Policy names.
# More Information
To see all endpoints available for both the Python and Go libraries, see the gRPC API Reference (opens new window).