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type: api
title: Authentication
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/kibana/v8/authentication
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/kibana/v8/authentication
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Authentication

- Api key: `Authorization: <value>`
  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`
- Basic: `Authorization: Basic <credentials>`