Paradym API Authentication

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

Every Paradym API request through MindCloud needs two things: a MindCloud API Key and a connectionId for your Paradym 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 Paradym connection in Connections. Paradym uses an API key. You generate the key in your Paradym 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 Paradym account that should run the action. MindCloud stores and refreshes the Paradym 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 Projects with an Paradym connection looks like this:

curl --request POST \
  --url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v2/universal/apps/paradym/actions/list-projects/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 Paradym account to run the action against. Missing or invalid Authorization returns 401, and a missing or mismatched connectionId returns 400.

Connect your Paradym account

You need a Paradym account, a saved API key, and the Project ID for the Paradym project you want MindCloud to use.

Sign in to Paradym
Open the Paradym dashboard and sign in with your account.
Login
Create or copy your API key
Open your account settings, then go to API Keys. Create a key if you do not already have one, and copy it immediately because Paradym only shows the full value once.
Account settings → API Keys
Find your Project ID
Open the Paradym project you want to use and copy its Project ID from the Settings tab or from the project overview page.
Paste both values into MindCloud
In the Paradym connection form, paste the API key and the Project ID, then save the connection.

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.