b2AuthorizeAccount: Authorise Backblaze B2 Account.

In phillc73/backblazer: Bindings to the Backblaze B2 API

Authorise Backblaze B2 Account.

Description

b2AuthorizeAccount authorises an account on Backblaze's B2 cloud storage product.

Usage

b2AuthorizeAccount(url, accountId, authorizationKey)

Arguments

url	Specific API endpoint address for this function. See examples.
accountId	Account identification code for the relevant Backblaze B2 account. This may be obtained by clicking Show Account ID and Application Key hypertext from the B2 My Account area, after logging in with a web browser.
authorizationKey	Account authorisation key for the relevant Backblaze B2 account. This may be obtained by clicking Show Account ID and Application Key hypertext from the B2 My Account area, after logging in with a web browser.

Details

This authorisation function must be executed first, before any other functions in this package. Failure to execute b2AuthorizeAccount renders everything else pointless. You will require a valid Backblaze B2 accountId and authorizationKey. Create a Backblaze B2 account and obtain your access credentials here:

https://www.backblaze.com/b2/cloud-storage.html

Further documentation regarding the Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage API is available here:

https://www.backblaze.com/b2/docs/

API account authorization url, accountId, authorizationKey are all mandatory and must be user defined.

Every time b2AuthorizeAccount is executed, a new login to Backblaze B2 occurs. Don't login more than is necessary.

Value

If successful, an authorisation token, API URL, download URL and your Account ID will be returned. These are then stored in envrionment variables. These environment variables will be used in all other functions in this package. Specific B2 documentation regarding this API call can be found here:

https://www.backblaze.com/b2/docs/b2_authorize_account.html

Examples

## Not run: 
b2AuthorizeAccount(url = "https://api.backblaze.com/b2api/v1/b2_authorize_account",
accountId = "YourAccountId",
authorizationKey = "YourAuthorisationKey")

## End(Not run)

phillc73/backblazer documentation built on March 29, 2025, 10:45 a.m.