Biyo POS API Authentication

How to authenticate Biyo POS API requests: one Bearer API key plus a connectionId. MindCloud stores your API key securely — set it once, never resend it.

Every Biyo POS API request through MindCloud needs two things: a MindCloud API Key and a connectionId for your Biyo POS account. This page covers both, plus exactly how to send them, so you do not need to visit any other page to get authenticated.

Steps to authenticate

Create a MindCloud account at app.mindcloud.co if you do not already have one.
Generate a MindCloud API Key in API Keys. This is the Bearer token you send on every request. Keep it on your server.
Create a Biyo POS connection in Connections. Biyo POS uses an API key. You generate the key in your Biyo POS account, then paste it in when you create the connection — MindCloud stores it securely and never returns it in a response.
Copy the connection’s connectionId — you will send it on every request alongside your MindCloud API Key.

How requests are authenticated

Authentication has two layers. Your MindCloud API Key authenticates the request to MindCloud, sent as a Bearer token in the Authorization header. The connectionId selects the connected Biyo POS account that should run the action. MindCloud stores and refreshes the Biyo POS credentials behind that connection, so you never send provider tokens with your requests.

Pass connectionId in the query string for GET and DELETE actions, and in the JSON body for POST, PUT, and PATCH actions.

For example, calling List Categories with an Biyo POS connection looks like this:

curl --request POST \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v2/universal/apps/biyoPOS/actions/list-categories/run" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $MINDCLOUD_API_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "connectionId": "$CONNECTION_ID",
  "arguments": {}
}'

The Authorization: Bearer <your MindCloud API Key> header authenticates you to MindCloud; the connectionId tells MindCloud which Biyo POS account to run the action against. Missing or invalid Authorization returns 401, and a missing or mismatched connectionId returns 400.

Generate a Biyo POS API key

You need access to the Biyo Dashboard for the store that owns the API key.

Open the Biyo Dashboard
Log in to the dashboard for your store at the Biyo POS dashboard URL.
Open API Keys
Click the profile icon in the top-right corner and choose API Keys from the dropdown menu.
Generate a new key
Click + Generate, enter an API name, and save the new key.
Copy the API key
Copy the generated API key from the Name and Key columns and store it in MindCloud.

Keep your key safe

Keep your MindCloud API Key on your server; do not ship it in browser code, mobile apps, public repositories, or logs. Anyone with the key can call the Universal API as your MindCloud account, across every connection you have created.