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ActiveBarcode API call with server side script like php to obfuscate the API key.
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API-call-obfuscate-key.php
<?php // Hide the API key and the url to the API and serve the image directly
$png = file_get_contents('https://api.activebarcode.net/v2/png?code=CODE128&text=ActiveBarcode&access=YOUR-KEY-HERE');
echo '<img src="data:image/png;base64,'. base64_encode($png) .'" />';
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larsschenk commented Jan 27, 2020 •
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Make the API call on the server
If you have the need to hide the API-key at your public html code, you can make the API call on the server. This php code snippet will give you the basic idea. You can migrate this to any other server side scripting language.

https://www.activebarcode.com/rest/

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