Basic Parameters

Basic parameters are the parameters required in each API call. These parameters will be put in the header of each HTTP request, and be sent to Ark's backend system.

Parameter Name Description
timestamp the time when a request is made, with unix time format, which is the number of seconds that have elapsed since 00:00:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
app-key the unique key assigned to this partner account
sign a signature string used to authenticate a request, the calculation of it will be described below

NOTICE：The data format used for all APIs is JSON, so please set "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" in each HTTP header.