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page_title: Authentication API
page_description: Grafana HTTP API Reference
page_keywords: grafana, admin, http, api, documentation
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# Authentication API
## Tokens
Currently you can authenticate via an `API Token` or via a `Session cookie` (acquired using regular login or oauth).
## Basic Auth
If basic auth is enabled (it is enabled by default) you can authenticate your HTTP request via
standard basic auth.
curl example:
```
?curl http://admin:admin@localhost:3000/api/org
{"id":1,"name":"Main Org."}
```
## Create API Token
Open the sidemenu and click the organization dropdown and select the `API Keys` option.
![](/img/v2/orgdropdown_api_keys.png)
You use the token in all requests in the `Authorization` header, like this:
**Example**:
GET http://your.grafana.com/api/dashboards/db/mydash HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk
The `Authorization` header value should be `Bearer <your api key>`.