persona-install-auth

# Persona Install & Auth ## Overview Set up Persona API authentication. Persona uses Bearer token auth with environment-prefixed API keys (`persona_sandbox_*` for testing, `persona_production_*` for live). No SDK required -- direct REST API calls with any HTTP client. ## Prerequisites - Persona account at [withpersona.com](https://withpersona.com) - At least one Inquiry Template configured in the Persona Dashboard - Node.js 18+ or Python 3.9+ ## Instructions ### Step 1: Get API Keys ```text 1. Log into dashboard.withpersona.com 2. Go to Settings > API Keys 3. Copy your sandbox key (starts with persona_sandbox_) 4. For production: copy production key (starts with persona_production_) ``` ### Step 2: Configure Environment ```bash # .env — never commit PERSONA_API_KEY=persona_sandbox_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx PERSONA_API_VERSION=2023-01-05 # .gitignore echo '.env' >> .gitignore ``` ### Step 3: Install HTTP Client ```bash set -euo pipefail # Node.js npm install axios dotenv # Python pip install requests python-dotenv ``` ### Step 4: Verify Connection (Node.js) ```typescript import axios from 'axios'; const persona = axios.create({ baseURL: 'https://withpersona.com/api/v1', headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.PERSONA_API_KEY}`, 'Persona-Version': process.env.PERSONA_API_VERSION || '2023-01-05', 'Content-Type': 'application/json', }, }); async function verify() { const { data } = await persona.get('/inquiries?page[size]=1'); console.log...