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# Greenhouse (Basic Auth) - How do I link my account?

# Overview

To authenticate with Greenhouse (Basic Auth), you need:

1. **Greenhouse API Domain** - This is the domain to the Greenhouse API product you would wish to connect to.
2. **API Key** - Your Greenhouse API Key.

This guide will walk you through finding or generating these credentials within Greenhouse.

### Prerequisites:

* You must have an account with Greenhouse.

#### Step 1: Finding your Greenhouse API Domain

* Your **API domain** refers to the base domain for the specific Greenhouse API product you’re using. For the Harvest API, this is `harvest`.

#### Step 2: Generating Your Greenhouse API Key

1. Log into your Greenhouse account and click the **Configure** ⚙️ icon on your navigation bar, then click **Dev Center**.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/yd3la1jeUGwiAtCR/integrations/all/greenhouse-basic/greenhouse_1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=yd3la1jeUGwiAtCR&q=85&s=77a0e9c5fac2397ff174ea60f95718ba" width="1791" height="1232" data-path="integrations/all/greenhouse-basic/greenhouse_1.png" />

2. Click **API Credential Management**.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/yd3la1jeUGwiAtCR/integrations/all/greenhouse-basic/greenhouse_2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=yd3la1jeUGwiAtCR&q=85&s=b0a568681fa5c5d51c19206b50685c0a" width="2203" height="1058" data-path="integrations/all/greenhouse-basic/greenhouse_2.png" />

3. Click **Create New API Key**.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/yd3la1jeUGwiAtCR/integrations/all/greenhouse-basic/greenhouse_3.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=yd3la1jeUGwiAtCR&q=85&s=57df70d949f276dd1ad8542431df771f" width="1697" height="690" data-path="integrations/all/greenhouse-basic/greenhouse_3.png" />

4. Make the following selections:
   * API type: Job board (This is the Greenhouse API product you’re using)
   * Description: Give your API Key a descriptive name

5. When finished, click **Manage permissions**, or click **Create** to generate the API Key and automatically assign it the appropriate permissions required by the integration.

6. After the key is created, click **Copy**. Paste the **API Key** in a secure location.

7. Click **I have stored the API Key** to finish generating your **API Key**

#### Step 3: Connect Your Greenhouse Account

Once you have your **Greenhouse API Domain** and **API Key**:

1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Greenhouse (Basic auth).
2. Enter your **Greenhouse API Domain** and **API Key** in their respective fields.
3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/nango/5Z3mqEMJcAFfNW4P/integrations/all/greenhouse-basic/form.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=5Z3mqEMJcAFfNW4P&q=85&s=0dd14941fe360f6bc96268e1639cbf3b" width="500" height="701" data-path="integrations/all/greenhouse-basic/form.png" />

You are now connected to Greenhouse (Basic Auth).