# Make API Key Glide Auth

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/make-api-key-glide-auth/68337>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [December 4, 2023, 7:50am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/make-api-key-glide-auth/68337 "2023-12-04T07:50:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![MattGlides](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@MattGlides](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MattGlides)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 7:50am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/make-api-key-glide-auth/68337/1 "2023-12-04T07:50:51Z")

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Currently have my JSON set-up as follows

 ![Screenshot 2023-12-04 094517](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/8/e/8e6e88be887734770307d5d553ded68d7eb3d6ce.png)

and my actual http req as follows  
 ![Screenshot 2023-12-04 094538](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/b/9/b933f32ec0c24eab0b3a98418c75a34c1519f3e1.png)

However what am I supposed to use for the API key and how do I find it?

 ![Screenshot 2023-12-04 094550](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/6/7/677d3a0ac56c99db6a182606502a5efe48427943.png)

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 8:04am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/make-api-key-glide-auth/68337/2 "2023-12-04T08:04:59Z")

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- Name: whatever you want to call it.
- Key: The bearer token you get from Glide
- API Key placement: In the request header
- API Key parameter name: `Authorization`