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# CurrencyScoop - How do I link my account?

## Overview

To authenticate with CurrencyScoop, you need:

1. **API Key** — the API key of your CurrencyBeacon account (CurrencyScoop is now CurrencyBeacon).

This guide will show you how to get it.

### Prerequisites

* A CurrencyBeacon account. If you don't have one, [register](https://currencybeacon.com/register) for free: the free plan includes 5,000 API requests a month and needs no credit card.

### Step 1: Copy your API key

1. [Log in](https://currencybeacon.com/login) to CurrencyBeacon. You land on your [account dashboard](https://currencybeacon.com/account/dashboard) (**Account** > **Home**).
2. In the **API key** section, click **Copy** next to the **API Key** field. Your account has one API key, created for you automatically.

![CurrencyBeacon account dashboard with the Copy button next to the API Key field in the API key section](https://mintcdn.com/nango/OrYtvwUJtlFSfoa6/api-integrations/currencyscoop/dashboard_api_key_copy.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=OrYtvwUJtlFSfoa6\&q=85\&s=4322b7dee5937729a57b22e89a8bd83d)

### Step 2: Enter your API key in the Connect UI

1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with CurrencyScoop.
2. Enter your API key in the **API Key** field.
3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.

![CurrencyScoop Connect UI form with the API Key field](https://mintcdn.com/nango/OrYtvwUJtlFSfoa6/api-integrations/currencyscoop/form.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=OrYtvwUJtlFSfoa6\&q=85\&s=3ad899c3065abf588975db1085b34357)

You are now connected to CurrencyScoop.


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