Auth with webpage using API key/token

[AdamKearn]

We’re using Snipe-IT and it’s working really well for our environment.

I’m looking to automate printing asset labels using a script that controls a headless browser. Ideally, I’d like to authenticate the browser session using an API key or another long-lived token, rather than relying on a user login.

The goal is to authenticate programmatically, then navigate directly to the label page and trigger printing:

https://snipe.company.local/hardware/XXXX/label

Is there a supported way to authenticate web requests using an API key (for example, via an HTTP header or bearer token) so the browser session is considered authenticated?

I’d prefer not to rely on session cookies, as they eventually expire, and our instance uses SAML authentication, which makes automated login more complicated.

[snipe]

I'm not sure what the ask is exactly? We do have an API, and authorized users can generate API keys. I'm not sure why you'd need/want the browser involved though? https://snipe-it.readme.io/reference

[uberbrady]

I think the ask here is for an API to spit out labels? Which I don't really think would be too hard to do. It'd be weird since you'd be returning binary data, but not unheard of.

[AdamKearn]

@snipe sorry for the confusion on this.

So at the moment I have to go into the snipe portal and search for the device to print the label.

I want to be able to authenticate with snipe and print the labels programmatically.

I've got a script that will load the page and send a JavaScript print message but it's just authentication that's the problem.

Is there a header I can pass into the request to bypass SAML auth and authenticate using a key/token? (The same way as I can auth with API requests)

Hope that makes sense.

I am using the old engine currently due to having some heavy custom changes to the php template which makes the API option not usable.