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Overview

To authenticate with ConfigCat, you need:
  1. Basic auth username — the user name of a ConfigCat Public API credential.
  2. Basic auth password — the password generated with that credential.
This guide will show you how to create them.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Create your Public API credential

  1. Log in to the ConfigCat Dashboard.
  2. Click your organization and user name in the top-left of the sidebar to open the account menu, then select My API Credentials.
ConfigCat account menu with the My API Credentials option
  1. On the My API Credentials page, click Add credential.
ConfigCat My API Credentials page with the Add credential button
  1. Enter a name for the credential (for example, Nango) and click Create.
ConfigCat Add credential dialog with the name field and Create button
  1. Copy the Basic auth user name and the Basic auth password. Store the password securely before you close the dialog.
ConfigCat dialog showing the Basic auth user name and Basic auth password with copy buttons

Step 2: Enter your credentials in the Connect UI

  1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with ConfigCat.
  2. Enter the Basic auth user name in the Basic auth username field.
  3. Enter the Basic auth password in the Basic auth password field.
  4. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.
ConfigCat Connect UI form with the Basic auth username and Basic auth password fields You are now connected to ConfigCat.