Connecting to FigShare

Figshare uses Token authentication to control access to your account.

Using Token Authentication

Personal tokens can be created and managed from the applications page at FigShare. To connect, you can then set the APIKey to your API Personal Token within the ProfileSettings connection property.

Example connection string

Profile=C:\profiles\Figshare.apip;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_personal_token';

Connection Properties

The connection string properties are the various options that can be used to establish a connection. This section provides a complete list of the options you can configure in the connection string for this provider.