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# Monday (API Key) - How do I link my account?

## Overview

To authenticate with Monday, you will need:

1. **Personal API Token** - A personal V2 API token used to authenticate requests and identify you as the user making the call.

This guide will walk you through finding your personal API token.

### Prerequisites:

* A monday.com account. If you don't have one yet, you can create a free developer account to get an API token and start testing.

### Instructions:

#### Step 1: Finding your personal API token

You can access your token in two ways, depending on your user type.

**In the Developer Center (all users):**

1. In your monday.com account, click on your profile picture in the top right corner.
2. Select **Developers**. This opens the Developer Center in another tab.
3. Click **API token** > **Show**.
4. Copy your personal token.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/kqwLvYoAMRj7Nj0S/api-integrations/monday-api-key/generate_api_key.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=kqwLvYoAMRj7Nj0S&q=85&s=b241029ffa91317a78967e452fe60c87" width="1918" height="572" data-path="api-integrations/monday-api-key/generate_api_key.png" />

**In the Administration tab (account admins only):**

1. In your monday.com account, click on your profile picture in the top right corner.
2. Select **Administration** > **Connections** > **Personal API token**.
3. Copy your personal token.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/kqwLvYoAMRj7Nj0S/api-integrations/monday-api-key/admin_generate_api_key.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=kqwLvYoAMRj7Nj0S&q=85&s=89bdbc1477289083d07ee565f7a2070a" width="1918" height="638" data-path="api-integrations/monday-api-key/admin_generate_api_key.png" />

Personal tokens mirror all permission levels set in the monday.com UI, including board, column, item, or account access — if you don't have permission to access a workspace via the UI, you won't have permission using your personal API token either.

<Tip>
  Tokens can be regenerated at any time from the Developer Center or the Administration tab, but this immediately invalidates the previous token — be sure to update your connection if you regenerate it.
</Tip>

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

Once you have your personal API token:

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

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/kqwLvYoAMRj7Nj0S/api-integrations/monday-api-key/form.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=kqwLvYoAMRj7Nj0S&q=85&s=0d68d761465d91a0623772fc6c9563e0" style={{maxWidth: "450px" }} width="502" height="700" data-path="api-integrations/monday-api-key/form.png" />

You are now connected to Monday.


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