Definitions
Last updated May 19th, 2022
A
Account ID
After a user has successfully linked their account, a code is returned that can be used with your App secret key to exchange for a unique account ID. You can then use this ID to call the Mono APIs.
API
An application programming interface (API) is a way for two or more computer programs to communicate with each other.
Apps
You can create apps on the dashboard to retrieve your public and secret keys to start integrating Mono with your products.
E
Enrolment
This is the process of a user linking their financial account via Mono, using the Mono Connect widget.
T
Token
This is a token passed to you after successful enrolment. The code generated usually expires after 10 minutes.
Tokenization
Tokenization is the process of protecting sensitive data by replacing it with an algorithmically generated number called a token.
P
Public Key
This is used to initialize the Mono connect widget for enrolment. This can be found on the Apps page of your Mono dashboard.
S
Secret Key
To make an API call for most of our endpoints, you'll need to set the “mono-sec-key” header with your App secret key. To retrieve your secret key, go to the Apps page of your dashboard.