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# Authentication

# How to create an API key

1. Login to the [Partner Portal](https://docs.hurdle.bio/docs/partner-portal)
2. Navigate to the `Developer` section in the left hand menu. (If you can't see this, you will need to ensure your user account has the correct role.)
3. Select the `API keys` tab.
4. Click the `Generate API Key` button and give your key a name.
5. Click `Generate` and copy the generated key. Note that you cannot access it again once you close the modal.

![](https://files.readme.io/b0d3827-Screenshot_2023-03-27_at_16.28.50.png)

> ❗️ Warning
>
> Never give out or embed your access token in your front end of public repositories. Treat it like a password that gives access to your most sensitive data.

# Lifetime

Access tokens are long lived and will never expire unless they are manually revoked.

# Usage

The header below must be included with all REST requests. (replacing \{\{API\_TOKEN}} with your valid token)

```http
X-API-Key: {{API_TOKEN}}
```