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Using an access token in Cloudera Data Engineering API calls

Cloudera Data Engineering (CDE) uses JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for API authentication.

Get an access token and save it as an environment variable as described in Getting a Cloudera Data Engineering API access token.

  1. Determine the API URL for the virtual cluster you want to access using the API. The API URL for managing jobs is different from the URL used to obtain the access token.
    1. Navigate to the Cloudera Data Engineering Overview page.
    2. In the Environments column, select the environment containing the virtual cluster you want to interact with using the API.
    3. In the Virtual Clusters column on the right, click the Cluster Details icon for the virtual cluster you want to interact with.
    4. Click JOBS API URL to copy the link to your clipboard.
      For example: https://pmjkrgn5.cde-czlmkz4y.na-01.xvp2-7p8o.cloudera.site/dex/api/v1
  2. When you make an API call, include the JWT as a bearer token. For example, to list all jobs associated with the virtual cluster, assuming you have saved the token as an environment variable named CDE_TOKEN:
    curl -H "Authorization: Bearer ${CDE_TOKEN}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X GET "https://pmjkrgn5.cde-czlmkz4y.na-01.xvp2-7p8o.cloudera.site/dex/api/v1/jobs"