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

# Authentication

> How to authenticate with KicksDB

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You can find [your API keys](https://kicks.dev/api-keys) in your account dashboard. It should look like this:

```
KICKS-1234-ABCD-1234-123456ABCDEF
```

Once you have your API key, you can use it to authenticate your requests to our APIs by including it in the `Authorization` header, using the `Bearer` scheme:

```http theme={null}
Authorization: Bearer KICKS-1234-ABCD-1234-123456ABCDEF
```

## Response headers

When you make a request to our APIs, we will return some response headers with useful information. Here are the ones you should pay attention to:

| Header            | Description                                                       |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `X-Quota-Current` | The number of requests you have made so far in the current month. |
| `X-Key-Type`      | The type of API key you are using.                                |