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Overview

To authenticate with AssemblyAI, you need:
  1. Region — the AssemblyAI API endpoint your account uses.
  2. API Key — an AssemblyAI API key.
This guide will show you how to get them.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Choose your region

AssemblyAI has two API endpoints. Pick the one where your audio and transcript data should be processed: If you have no data residency requirement, use api.assemblyai.com. See Cloud endpoints and data residency for details.

Step 2: Create an API key

  1. Sign in to the AssemblyAI dashboard.
  2. In the sidebar, go to Workspace > Manage > API Keys, then click Create new API key.
API Keys page in the AssemblyAI dashboard with the Create new API key button
  1. Enter a descriptive name for the key and click Create.
Create API key dialog in the AssemblyAI dashboard with the API Key name field
  1. Click the key value next to your new key to copy it.
AssemblyAI API Keys table showing the new key with its copy button

Step 3: Enter your credentials in the Connect UI

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