I need a way to let my script call the API without using my personal username and password.

Provide a secure way for scripts and automated tools to call the API without relying on a personal user’s username and password. This supports safer automation and reduces operational risk when credentials change or users leave.

This feature enables scripts to authenticate to the API without using a person’s username and password. It is intended for non-interactive use cases such as scheduled jobs, CI/CD pipelines, integrations, and backend services. By separating automation access from individual accounts, it reduces the chance of outages when a user resets their password, changes roles, or leaves the organization. It also helps teams apply clearer ownership and lifecycle management to automation credentials, including rotation and revocation without impacting human logins. The feature supports consistent, repeatable API access in environments where interactive sign-in is not possible. It can be used to grant only the permissions needed for a specific script or integration, minimizing exposure if credentials are leaked. It also improves operational visibility by allowing automation access to be tracked separately from personal activity. Typical use cases include data sync jobs, nightly reports, deployment automation, and third-party connectors. Overall, it improves security, reliability, and maintainability for any API usage driven by automated processes.