# API Consumption

- [Consume](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/consume.md)
- [API Connection](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/consume/api-connection.md)
- [Making API Calls with the API Client](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/consume/making-api-calls-with-the-api-client.md)
- [API Browser](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/consume/api-browser.md)
- [Type 1 – JSON/XML File](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/consume/api-browser/type-1-json-xml-file.md)
- [Type 2 – JSON/XML URL](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/consume/api-browser/type-2-json-xml-url.md)
- [Type 3 – Import Postman API Collections](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/consume/api-browser/type-3-import-postman-api-collections.md)
- [Type 4 - Create or customize API collection](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/consume/api-browser/type-4-create-or-customize-api-collection.md)
- [Pre-built Custom Connectors](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/consume/api-browser/pre-built-custom-connectors.md)
- [Request Service Options - eTags](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/consume/request-service-options-etags.md)
- [HTTP Redirect Calls](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/consume/http-redirect-calls.md)
- [Method Operations](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/consume/method-operations.md)
- [Pagination](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/consume/pagination.md)
- [Raw Preview And Copy Curl Command](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/consume/raw-preview-and-copy-curl-command.md)
- [Support for text/XML and SOAP Protocol](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/consume/support-for-text-xml-and-soap-protocol.md)
- [API Logging](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/consume/api-logging.md)
- [Authorize](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/authorize.md)
- [Open APIs - Configuration Details](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/authorize/open-apis-configuration-details.md)
- [Authorizing Facebook APIs](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/authorize/authorizing-facebook-apis.md)
- [Authorizing Astera’s Server APIs](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/authorize/authorizing-asteras-server-apis.md)
- [Authorizing Avaza APIs](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/authorize/authorizing-avaza-apis.md)
- [Authorizing the Square API](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/authorize/authorizing-the-square-api.md)
- [Authorizing the ActiveCampaign API](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/authorize/authorizing-the-activecampaign-api.md)
- [Authorizing the QuickBooks’ API](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/authorize/authorizing-the-quickbooks-api.md)
- [Astera’s Server API Documentation](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/authorize/asteras-server-api-documentation.md)
- [NTLM Authentication](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/authorize/ntlm-authentication.md)
- [AWS Signature Authentication](https://documentation.astera.com/api-flow/api-consumption/authorize/aws-signature-authentication.md)


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