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# Drata - How do I link my account?

# Overview

To authenticate with Drata, you need:

1. **API Key** - A key that grants secure access to the Drata API, enabling authorized applications to interact with Drata resources and services.

This guide will walk you through generating your **API Key** within Drata.

### Prerequisites:

* You must have a Drata account
* You must have admin access to create API keys

### Instructions:

#### Step 1: Creating Your API Key

1. Go to the **Settings** page on Drata. To access settings, select your account on the bottom left side navigation and then select the **Settings** option.
2. Select **API Keys** on the Settings page.
3. Select the **Create API Key** button.
4. Fill in all the **API Key** details, for:
   * **Allowed IP Addresses**: You can restrict key usage to the specified addresses. Please reach out to Nango support to get the current IPs to whitelist here.
5. Enter the scopes for your API:
   * **Access**: The options are Custom, All read, or All read and write.
   * **Custom**: Select the specific scopes you want enabled for that API key.
   * **All read**: Enable all the current and future read permissions/scopes for the API key.
   * **All read and write**: Enable all the current and future permissions/scopes for the API key.
6. Once you save, you will be prompted to acknowledge that you have saved your API key info in a secure location.
7. Copy your **API Key** immediately - you will not be able to access the full API key again after selecting Done.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/LEKHGmi-8qtqNowV/api-integrations/drata/api_key.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=LEKHGmi-8qtqNowV&q=85&s=a2e99d2116bb08b702d1fce0652aaa5e" width="807" height="392" data-path="api-integrations/drata/api_key.png" />

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

Once you have your **API Key**:

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

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/LEKHGmi-8qtqNowV/api-integrations/drata/form.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=LEKHGmi-8qtqNowV&q=85&s=d3c4f4c50a254003621a3153d56158d3" style={{maxWidth: "450px" }} width="500" height="700" data-path="api-integrations/drata/form.png" />

You are now connected to Drata.