Added API key-based login

examples/api_key_login_example.py

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#  Copyright 2025. ThingsBoard
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+#
+
+import logging
+# Importing models and REST client class from Community Edition version
+from tb_rest_client.rest_client_ce import *
+from tb_rest_client.rest import ApiException
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
+                    format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(module)s - %(lineno)d - %(message)s',
+                    datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+
+# ThingsBoard REST API URL
+url = "http://127.0.0.1:8080"
+
+api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
+
+
+def main():
+    # Creating the REST client object with context manager
+    with RestClientCE(base_url=url) as rest_client:
+        try:
+            # Auth with API Key
+            rest_client.api_key_login(api_key)
+
+            # Creating a Device
+            # Also, you can use default Device Profile:
+            # default_device_profile_id = rest_client.get_default_device_profile_info().id
+            device_profile = DeviceProfile(name="Thermometer",
+                                           type="DEFAULT",
+                                           transport_type="DEFAULT",
+                                           profile_data=DeviceProfileData(configuration={"type": "DEFAULT"},
+                                                                          transport_configuration={"type": "DEFAULT"}))
+            device_profile = rest_client.save_device_profile(device_profile)
+            device = Device(name="Thermometer 1", label="Thermometer 1",
+                            device_profile_id=device_profile.id)
+            device = rest_client.save_device(device)
+
+            logging.info(" Device was created:\n%r\n", device)
+        except ApiException as e:
+            logging.exception(e)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()

tb_rest_client/rest_client_base.py

@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ def public_login(self, public_id):
         self.__save_token(token_json)
         self.__load_configuration()
 
+    def api_key_login(self, api_key: str):
+        self.configuration.api_key_prefix["X-Authorization"] = "ApiKey"
+        self.configuration.api_key["X-Authorization"] = api_key
+        self.__load_configuration()
+
     def token_login(self, token, refresh_token=None):
         token_json = {
             "token": token,