# Introduction to the Cloud Connector API The Cloud Connector API lets you incorporate device and stream management capabilities into your cloud-based applications. You can configure devices and sensors, define sensor read and reporting intervals, enable security, set stream targets, and specify the data that is streamed to each target. Our security policies require that you have different sets of credentials to access different parts of the ThingSpace Platform and APIs. If you haven't already obtained the access tokens you can **_[click here](/docs/guided-walkthroughs/gettokens)_** to follow the guide on How to Obtain Tokens _To learn all the details about credentials and tokens you can_ **_[click here](/docs/quick-start/5g-edge-developer-creds-token)_** _to view the Credentials and Tokens section_