# Authentication

API requests are authenticated using a [token-based HTTP Authentication scheme](https://www.django-rest-framework.org/api-guide/authentication/#tokenauthentication). The Deepomatic API uses API keys to authenticate requests. You need to provide the API key preceded by Token in the `Authorization` header of the request. 

In addition to the API key, the site-id of your visual application will need to be provided in the URL of the request: 

{% code overflow="wrap" %}

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Token <your_api_key>" https://api.{site-id}.customers.deepomatic.com/v0.2/task-groups/
```

{% endcode %}

### Get your API key&#x20;

You can view and get your API keys directly in the [Deepomatic platform](https://studio.deepomatic.com/en-US/organizations), in the *My account* page.

<figure><img src="/files/cz9SPe17uUxfkpHU2gd2" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>My account page</em></p></figcaption></figure>

API keys are tied to the Deepomatic user account for which they were created. **An API key provides the same level of access & privileges that its associated Deepomatic user account would have.**

Since authentication parameters are transmitted through HTTP headers, and the transferred data may contain sensitive information, it is strongly recommended to use HTTPs with secure encryption.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Your API keys carry many privileges, so be sure to keep them secure! Do not share your API keys in emails, chat messages, client-side code or publicly accessible sites.
{% endhint %}

### Get your site-id&#x20;

In order to put the visual application into production and start extracting value from it, it first needs to be [deployed as a site](/platform-documentation/deepomatic-engage/deploying-visual-automation-apps.md). The site-id therefore corresponds to the identifier of the site on which you want to make API calls. &#x20;

{% hint style="warning" %}
For API requests to work, the site must be deployed. Make sure that the site is up and running with the Deepomatic team before making the first API calls.&#x20;
{% endhint %}

You can get the side-id corresponding to your visual application in the *Deployments* section in our platform. To retrieve the site-id, click on the options button for the corresponding site, and then on *Credentials*.&#x20;

The 20 first digits (highlighted in red below) represents the site-id, and will therefore need to be passed in the URL for each request. &#x20;

<figure><img src="/files/pQeSW7jH4r51XDqR5Dd7" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Credentials</em> modal</p></figcaption></figure>


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