The Web Scraping API needs an API key which can be found on the ProxyScrape dashboard after accepting additional terms. ## Finding your API key To find your API key, please first login on the [ProxyScrape dashboard](https://dashboard.proxyscrape.com/login). After logging in, navigate to the "[Freebies](https://dashboard.proxyscrape.com/other/freebies/)" section. ![[chrome_60qmHIgL2L.jpg]] Once in the freebies section, you will see the following screen: ![[chrome_o5hgWwEwHV.png]] Please click "View terms and conditions" in the top right. These terms and conditions are supplemental terms that are required to be accepted and before your API key is generated. Click accept to agree and generate your API key. ![[chrome_Jy3qA28PdW.png]] Once accepted, your API key will be generated and displayed on your dashboard. ![[chrome_5EdII4VJdO.png]] ## Using your API key To use your API key, you have to add the "X-Api-Key" header to your request with the value of your API key. ### Example `X-Api-Key: 027n4330-d218-4akp-863a-ecngqevu1512` ### Postman Example ![[Postman_6y7vm4jyz7.png]] That's it! You are now authenticated with the API. Ready to make your first request? Continue reading: - [[httpResponseBody|Make your first request with HTTP response body (httpResponseBody)]] - [[browserHtml|Making a request with browser rendering (browserHtml)]]