In order to access web services you need a Recite Control Panel user with the appropriate permissions. This is achieved by going to the Users tab in Recite. Once the User Manager is loaded, click the Control Panel Users tab in the left frame. You can then either create a new user role, or modify an existing one.

To create a new role, click User Roles in the left frame. Next, enter the name of the new rule (such as Web Services) in the form in the right-hand frame. This role doesn't need to inherit from any other role. You can then click Create Role.

After the role has been created, the list of roles will refresh showing the newly created role. Click on the new role to display a list of available permissions. From the modules drop-down, select Web Services then click Assign Module. Any users you now create using the Web Services user role will have access to the web services.

Now we will create a new user. Click on the Control Panel Users link in the left frame. This will then show a list of users that can access the control panel. Click the Create User tab in the right frame to create a new user. Firstly, select the newly created role from the User Role drop-down. Next, enter a username and password. For the sake of this guide I will assume you have entered wsuser for the username and wspass for the password. You can skip the other fields if you like. Click Save User to create the user account.

At this point you have created a user account with adequate access to use the web services. Later in this guide I will show you where you use the username and password.