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# Vapi - How do I link my account?

## Overview

To authenticate with Vapi, you need:

1. **Region** — the Vapi API host your organization uses.
2. **Private API Key** — a Vapi private API key.

This guide will show you how to get them.

### Prerequisites

* A Vapi account. You can [sign up for free](https://dashboard.vapi.ai/register).

### Step 1: Choose your region

Vapi has two API hosts. Pick the one for the region of your Vapi organization:

| Region | Value to select |
| - | - |
| US (default) | `api.vapi.ai` |
| EU | `api.eu.vapi.ai` |

The EU region is available only with the Premier Success Package. If your organization uses it, select `api.eu.vapi.ai` and create your key in your EU dashboard. Otherwise, select `api.vapi.ai`. See [EU region](https://docs.vapi.ai/security-and-privacy/eu-region) for details.

### Step 2: Create a private API key

1. Sign in to the [Vapi Dashboard](https://dashboard.vapi.ai). In the sidebar, under **Integrations**, click **API Keys**.

![Vapi Dashboard sidebar with API Keys under Integrations](https://mintcdn.com/nango/NjpoaXMFn9Bh7CNt/api-integrations/vapi/sidebar_api_keys.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=NjpoaXMFn9Bh7CNt\&q=85\&s=78b0b5d674d7a2f793e727a8d256c365)

2. In the **Private API keys** section, click **Add Key**.

![Private API keys section of the Vapi API Keys page with the Add Key button](https://mintcdn.com/nango/NjpoaXMFn9Bh7CNt/api-integrations/vapi/add_private_key.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=NjpoaXMFn9Bh7CNt\&q=85\&s=52dd3dd0a2a89d4d42feee606735e19c)

3. Enter a descriptive name in **Name**, leave the other fields at their defaults, and click **Create Private Token**.

![New Private API Key dialog in Vapi with the Name field and the Create Private Token button](https://mintcdn.com/nango/NjpoaXMFn9Bh7CNt/api-integrations/vapi/create_private_token.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=NjpoaXMFn9Bh7CNt\&q=85\&s=1accba4641cc1ccd8aba6c11f894e6b2)

4. Click the copy icon next to the new key and store it securely.

![Private API Key Created dialog in Vapi with the copy icon next to the key](https://mintcdn.com/nango/NjpoaXMFn9Bh7CNt/api-integrations/vapi/copy_private_key.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=NjpoaXMFn9Bh7CNt\&q=85\&s=bc2f912cd388281a4784ea623e48af85)

### Step 3: Enter your credentials in the Connect UI

1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Vapi.
2. Select your **Region** and enter your **Private API Key** in the designated fields.
3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.

![Vapi connection form in the Nango Connect UI](https://mintcdn.com/nango/NjpoaXMFn9Bh7CNt/api-integrations/vapi/form.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=NjpoaXMFn9Bh7CNt\&q=85\&s=41dd1b243a2e1c3258338e70f6bdc1a1)

You are now connected to Vapi.


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