# Authentication: How to use an API key, one time token and a session key

**URL:** <https://forum.youcanbook.me/t/authentication-how-to-use-an-api-key-one-time-token-and-a-session-key/571>\
**Category:** API\
**Created:** [December 14, 2019, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.youcanbook.me/t/authentication-how-to-use-an-api-key-one-time-token-and-a-session-key/571 "2019-12-14T22:52:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@monty](https://forum.youcanbook.me/u/monty)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2019, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.youcanbook.me/t/authentication-how-to-use-an-api-key-one-time-token-and-a-session-key/571/1 "2019-12-14T22:52:28Z")

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The Authentication section of the API page ([https://api.youcanbook.me/docs/index.html](https://api.youcanbook.me/docs/index.html)) explains the use of an API key, ‘one time token’ and a ‘session token’. However, I haven’t been able to find any information on how to obtain an API key, ‘one time token’ or a ‘session key’ for an account and then how to use keys and tokens in the API.

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**Author:** ![tiffany](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.youcanbook.me/tiffany/32/77_2.png) [@tiffany](https://forum.youcanbook.me/u/tiffany)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.youcanbook.me/t/authentication-how-to-use-an-api-key-one-time-token-and-a-session-key/571/2 "2019-12-17T12:49:07Z")

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Updated February 2021: This article provides detail on getting your API key: [Accessing your account API key - YouCanBook.me Support](https://support.youcanbook.me/article/673-api-key)

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**Author:** ![JohnLaw](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.youcanbook.me/johnlaw/32/408_2.png) [@JohnLaw](https://forum.youcanbook.me/u/JohnLaw)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.youcanbook.me/t/authentication-how-to-use-an-api-key-one-time-token-and-a-session-key/571/3 "2021-02-17T18:49:20Z")

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Hi! This support page is not available anymore. Any guidance/resources I can look at for using the API, namely getting keys/tokens?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![denita721](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.youcanbook.me/denita721/32/602_2.png) [@denita721](https://forum.youcanbook.me/u/denita721)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.youcanbook.me/t/authentication-how-to-use-an-api-key-one-time-token-and-a-session-key/571/4 "2021-02-17T19:47:07Z")

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Welcome to the [YouCanBook.me](http://YouCanBook.me) forum John!

[Here](https://support.youcanbook.me/article/673-api-key) is an updated article for you on the API key. Within this article is also extensive API documentation.

I hope this helped you today. 🙂