> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.findly.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# API Authentication

> Learn how to obtain and use an API token to authenticate your requests to the Findly API.

## Creating an API token

To interact with any endpoint in the Findly API, you'll first need to authenticate. This is done by signing in as a user and generating an API token.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Sign into the Findly app">
    Go to the [Findly App](https://dashboard.findly.ai/) to sign in

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/findly/1xEknXya6BSPSEwM/assets/common/screen-sign-in.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=1xEknXya6BSPSEwM&q=85&s=260d65818072c4418f3fe1a17e66fc79" width="2000" height="1412" data-path="assets/common/screen-sign-in.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Navigate to Account settings">
    Click on your avatar on the top-right and then on your name / email to access [your account settings page](https://dashboard.findly.ai/app/account)

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/findly/1xEknXya6BSPSEwM/docs/api/main/assets/screen-account-button.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=1xEknXya6BSPSEwM&q=85&s=9a2fccbd5351accfad6b3d3496f89d25" width="1280" height="640" data-path="docs/api/main/assets/screen-account-button.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a new API token">
    Scroll down to the 'API Tokens' section and click 'New Token' to generate your API token.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/findly/1xEknXya6BSPSEwM/docs/api/main/assets/screen-api-tokens-area.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=1xEknXya6BSPSEwM&q=85&s=cca05c97e55932f2539ada7832baac27" width="1280" height="640" data-path="docs/api/main/assets/screen-api-tokens-area.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set as header in your requests">
    Include your new API token in the `Authorization` header of your requests, prefixed with `Bearer `, to authenticate with the Findly API.

    ```bash theme={null}
    curl \
    https://api.findly.ai/[my-endpoint] \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer [my-api-token-value]"
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

🎉 Congratulations! You are ready to get started using the Findly API!

As a next step, consider exploring how to [start a conversation](/docs/api/conversations/create-conversation).