---
type: api
title: Authentication
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/authentication
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/authentication
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Authentication

## Api key (apiKeyAuth)

These APIs use key-based authentication. You must create an API key and use the encoded value in the request header. For example: `Authorization: ApiKey base64AccessApiKey`

```http
Authorization: <value>
```

## Basic (basicAuth)

```http
Authorization: Basic <credentials>
```