--- title: Best-Practices for API Authorization | daily.dev description: API authorization is crucial for securing digital assets and maintaining user trust. Best practices include using token-based authorization with JWT,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/best-practices-for-api-authorization-j0fe4ttpa twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best-Practices for API Authorization | daily.dev og:description: API authorization is crucial for securing digital assets and maintaining user trust. Best practices include using token-based authorization with JWT,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/best-practices-for-api-authorization-j0fe4ttpa og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/j0Fe4ttpA.png og:image:alt: Best-Practices for API Authorization og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Best-Practices for API Authorization **[Bits and Pieces](https://daily.dev/sources/bit)** · [@chameeradulanga](https://daily.dev/chameeradulanga) · 3 min read · 491 upvotes · 9 comments ## Summary API authorization is crucial for securing digital assets and maintaining user trust. Best practices include using token-based authorization with JWT, implementing fine-grained access control, securing API Gateway configuration, and encrypting sensitive data in transit and at rest. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@ghost** · 9 upvotes > I was expecting more. **@sudoyasir** · 1 upvotes > I'm beginner developer and I already know this much. So is this best practice? **@xaanamaan** · 0 upvotes > Not that much serious post **@hlava22** · 0 upvotes > Nicely explained authorization and authentication. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#jwt](https://daily.dev/tags/jwt) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/best-practices-for-api-authorization-j0fe4ttpa) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Best-Practices for API Authorization","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/best-practices-for-api-authorization-j0fe4ttpa","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/best-practices-for-api-authorization-j0fe4ttpa"},"datePublished":"2024-02-06T14:30:26.642Z","dateModified":"2024-05-09T09:28:18.744Z","description":"API authorization is crucial for securing digital assets and maintaining user trust. 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