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# Elastic Email - How do I link my account?

## Overview

To authenticate with Elastic Email, you need:

1. **API Key** — an API key from your Elastic Email settings.

This guide will show you how to get it.

### Prerequisites

* An Elastic Email account. You can [sign up for free](https://app.elasticemail.com/marketing/create-account).

### Step 1: Create an API key

1. Log in to [Elastic Email](https://app.elasticemail.com/) and click **Settings** in the left sidebar.
2. In the **API** section, click **Manage API keys**.

![Elastic Email Settings page with Manage API keys highlighted in the API section](https://mintcdn.com/nango/e1Giyu66oI0FvSnB/api-integrations/elastic-email/settings_api_section.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=e1Giyu66oI0FvSnB\&q=85\&s=c9e83a1b2035eb8bd1f6203169421dff)

3. On the **API Keys** page, click **Create**.

![Elastic Email API Keys page with the Create button highlighted](https://mintcdn.com/nango/e1Giyu66oI0FvSnB/api-integrations/elastic-email/api_keys_create.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=e1Giyu66oI0FvSnB\&q=85\&s=3c6c9cd548c5ee761511568b3bb380d1)

4. Enter a name for the key and choose the permissions your integration needs: **View only** for read-only access, or **Custom** to pick access per area. Optionally set an expiration date or an access restriction, then click **Create**.

![Elastic Email API key form with a name entered, View only permissions selected and the Create button highlighted](https://mintcdn.com/nango/e1Giyu66oI0FvSnB/api-integrations/elastic-email/create_api_key_form.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=e1Giyu66oI0FvSnB\&q=85\&s=7efa23971a08f23151410fb94539facf)

5. In the **API key created** popup, click **Copy** and save the key. It is only shown once.

![Elastic Email API key created popup with the Copy button highlighted](https://mintcdn.com/nango/e1Giyu66oI0FvSnB/api-integrations/elastic-email/api_key_created.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=e1Giyu66oI0FvSnB\&q=85\&s=3795f6eb45e074a091207d3590aade85)

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

1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Elastic Email.
2. Enter your key in the **API Key** field.
3. Submit the form. The connection is saved without checking the key: if the key is wrong, the first API request returns an authentication error.

![Elastic Email Connect UI form with the API Key field](https://mintcdn.com/nango/e1Giyu66oI0FvSnB/api-integrations/elastic-email/form.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=e1Giyu66oI0FvSnB\&q=85\&s=1ea815a8590e9d34ce8272acd6f43d89)

You are now connected to Elastic Email.


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