In Azure API Management can i use the subscription-key as part of Request headers instead of Query string parameter?

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alinulms picture alinulms · Jul 24, 2014 · Viewed 11.4k times · Source

I am migrating a service to Azure API Management. This service is being called from mobile devices (native apps). Problem is that appending the subscription-key to the query string can take much longer for updating the app than just using it in the request headers.

So is it possible to use it there?

Answer

vladvino picture vladvino · Jul 24, 2014

Subscription key can be passed either in the header or in the URL query parameter. Header is checked first. Query parameter is checked only if the header is not present. Header name should be ocp-apim-subscription-key

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