> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.bolna.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Authentication

To authenticate your API requests with `bolna`, you must include your `<bolna_api_key>` in the Authorization header of HTTP requests made to the platform with the value Bearer `<bolna_api_key>`.

### Steps to generate your API Key:

* Login to the dashboard at [https://platform.bolna.ai](https://platform.bolna.ai)
* Navigate to [Developers](https://platform.bolna.ai/developers) tab from the left menu bar after login
* Click the button `Generate a new API Key` to generate a key
* Save your API Key

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<Note>
  The API Key will be shown only once. Hence, please save it somewhere secure.
</Note>