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Overview

To authenticate with Affinda, you need:
  1. Region — the Affinda API host for the instance where your account was created.
  2. API Key — an Affinda API key.
This guide will show you how to get them.

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Prerequisites

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Step 1: Find your region

Affinda runs a separate instance per region. Check the address of the Affinda app you log in to and select the matching value: Your API key only works on the instance where it was generated. See Deployment and data residency for details.

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Step 2: Create an API key

  1. Sign in to the Affinda app for your region.
  2. Click your avatar in the top-right corner, then click Settings.
Affinda app with the avatar menu open and the Settings option
  1. In Account Settings, under API Keys, click Create API Key.
Affinda Account Settings page with the Create API Key button in the API Keys section
  1. Enter a name for the key, choose an expiration (or Never), then click Create API Key.
Create API Key dialog in Affinda with the name and expiration fields
  1. Click Copy to Clipboard to copy the new key. It is only shown once.
Your New API Key dialog in Affinda with the Copy to Clipboard button Each user can have at most three API keys.

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Step 3: Enter your credentials in the Connect UI

  1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Affinda.
  2. Select your Region and enter your API Key in the designated fields.
  3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.
Affinda connection form in the Nango Connect UI You are now connected to Affinda.