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title: "Creating a Read-Only API Client in Akamai"
description: "### Creating the API Client You can add your Akamai CDN in **Read-Only** mode to **Flumotion Smart Multi CDN** and use it for importing your configuration, monitoring, and traffic steering. To add Akamai as a Read-Only CDN provider, you need…"
url: "https://www.flumotion.com/docs/multiCDN/creating-a-read-only-api-client-in-akamai/"
updated: "2026-09-08"
category: Guides / CDN Providers
---

# Creating a Read-Only API Client in Akamai

### Creating the API Client

You can add your Akamai CDN in **Read-Only** mode to **Flumotion Smart Multi CDN** and use it for importing your configuration, monitoring, and traffic steering. To add Akamai as a Read-Only CDN provider, you need to create an API client in your Akamai account:

1. Sign in to your [Akamai account](https://control.akamai.com/).
2. Navigate to the left sidebar and choose **Identity & access**.
3. Under the **Users and API Clients** tab, click the **Create API client** button.
4. Click the **Advanced** button.
5. Fill out the new API client form:

- 1. **Name** – Enter a name for the client.
- 2.**Description** – Enter a description for the client.
- 3.**APIs** – Check the **Select APIs** option. When the list of permissions appears, click **Clear API selection**, and select the following permissions:
- **Property Manager (PAPI)** – READ-ONLY
- **CPS** – READ-ONLY
- **Manage Edge Hostnames API** – READ-ONLY
- **Datastream Config** – READ-ONLY
- **CCU APIs** – READ-ONLY
- **Enhanced Content Control Utility (ECCU)** – READ-ONLY
- **Reporting API** – READ-WRITE (The Reporting API is only used to retrieve statistics, but it requires READ-WRITE permissions.)
- **CPcode and Reporting group** – READ-ONLY

4.Click **Submit**.

5.Click **Create API client**.

6.Review the created API client and copy the following credentials:

`client_token`

`client_secret`

`host` (base URL)

`access_token`

Example:

client_secret = i3YpvJFBiScVG6J6JJPzI9aJk32XmMOYTRDQCNgCFXY= host = akab-grfave5t2bgnf7gp-thnbutolqvre5evi.luna.akamaiapis.net access_token = akab-tznh3naf2xyrtepu-6pwdbmjsqy7la4vs client_token = akab-gbq3efk7iuw3nk6e-2al2mw7xdwlunph

Save the created credentials and provide them to the **Flumotion Smart Multi CDN support team** to add your Akamai CDN in **Read-Only** mode.

### Creating an Akamai Functions Token

In Akamai, the **Flumotion Smart Multi CDN WAF** runs as an Akamai Function, which has a separate authorization framework. Learn more about [Akamai Functions](https://techdocs.akamai.com/akamai-functions/docs/welcome).

If you are using the **Flumotion Smart Multi CDN WAF**, you will need to create an **Akamai Function Token**, a dedicated token that Flumotion Smart Multi CDN can use to deploy the WAF engine in Akamai Functions. The token is created using the Akamai Functions CLI, called **spin**.

1.Install [spin](https://techdocs.akamai.com/akamai-functions/docs/quickstart#install-spin).

2.Install the [Akamai spin plugin](https://techdocs.akamai.com/akamai-functions/docs/quickstart#install-the-aka-plugin-for-spin).

3.Log in to [Akamai Functions](https://techdocs.akamai.com/akamai-functions/docs/quickstart#log-in-to-akamai-functions).Create an Akamai Functions token using the following command:

```
spin aka auth token create --name ioriver -e 90
```

1. Review the command output:

INT ✘ compute-apps A personal access token has been created! The token will expire 90 days from now. Please store this token in a safe place, as it will not be shown again. Here is your access token: pat_M6FXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXV4XP

Copy the token `pat_M6FXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXV4XP` from the command output and enter it when adding your Akamai CDN to **Flumotion Smart Multi CDN** [here](https://www.flumotion.com/docs/multiCDN/managing-cdn-accounts/).