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# Cisco Duo Admin API - How do I link my account?

> Create a Duo Admin API application and connect it to Nango

# Overview

To authenticate with Cisco Duo Admin API, you need:

1. **Integration Key** - The integration key for your Duo Admin API application.
2. **Secret Key** - The secret key for your Duo Admin API application.
3. **API Hostname** - The API hostname for your Duo Admin API application, for example `api-xxxxxxxx.duosecurity.com`.

This guide walks you through creating a Duo Admin API application and connecting it to Nango.

### Prerequisites

* You must be a Duo administrator with the **Owner** role to create or update an Admin API application.

### Instructions

#### Step 1: Find your Integration Key, Secret Key, and API Hostname

1. Log in to the [Duo Admin Panel](https://admin.duosecurity.com/).
2. Go to **Applications** > **Application Catalog**.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/gqaB6IjXxycc2eIQ/api-integrations/cisco-duo-admin/applications_catalog.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=gqaB6IjXxycc2eIQ&q=85&s=d3ef1385e1458c56826ff24c4bda2ef3" width="3024" height="1386" data-path="api-integrations/cisco-duo-admin/applications_catalog.png" />

3. Add **Admin API** or open your existing **Admin API** application.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/gqaB6IjXxycc2eIQ/api-integrations/cisco-duo-admin/applications_catalog.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=gqaB6IjXxycc2eIQ&q=85&s=d3ef1385e1458c56826ff24c4bda2ef3" alt="Duo application catalog with the Admin API application" width="3024" height="1386" data-path="api-integrations/cisco-duo-admin/applications_catalog.png" />

4. Configure the permissions your integration needs.
5. Copy the **Integration key**, **Secret key**, and **API hostname** from the application details page.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/gqaB6IjXxycc2eIQ/api-integrations/cisco-duo-admin/app_settings.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=gqaB6IjXxycc2eIQ&q=85&s=6f96b56cf1ec5a670020db9a39c6bb9d" width="3024" height="1386" data-path="api-integrations/cisco-duo-admin/app_settings.png" />

#### Step 2: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

Once you have your Duo Admin API credentials:

1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Cisco Duo Admin API.
2. Enter your **Integration Key**, **Secret Key**, and **API Hostname** in their respective fields.
3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/gqaB6IjXxycc2eIQ/api-integrations/cisco-duo-admin/form.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=gqaB6IjXxycc2eIQ&q=85&s=b1606fa32f019952cc1732bb864d8eaa" style={{maxWidth: "450px" }} width="1002" height="1288" data-path="api-integrations/cisco-duo-admin/form.png" />

You are now connected to Cisco Duo Admin API.