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

# Authentication

> Authenticate your account to get the API AccessToken

To securely access and interact with Kua.ai's API, you need to authenticate your account and get the API AccessToken. The token is used to authenticate your requests to the API.

## Get API AccessToken

To get the API AccessToken, you need to authenticate your account using the [Authentication API](/api-reference/endpoint/create):

<Card title="Authenticate API" icon="key" href="/api-reference/basic/authenticate">
  View the Authentication API documentation and code example
</Card>

Code example to get the API AccessToken:

#### cURL

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST "https://api.kua.ai/core/api/v2/accounts/sessions/email" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "test@kua.ai",
    "password": "password"
    }'
```

#### Python

```python theme={null}
import requests

url = "https://api.kua.ai/core/api/v2/accounts/sessions/email"

headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

payload = {
    "email": "test@kua.ai",
    "password": "password"
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
```

#### JavaScript

```javascript theme={null}
const url = "https://api.kua.ai/core/api/v2/accounts/sessions/email";
const headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
};
const body = JSON.stringify({
    email: "test@kua.ai",
    password: "password"
});

fetch(url, { method: 'POST', headers: headers, body: body })
    .then(response => response.json())
    .then(data => console.log(data))
    .catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
```

Example Output:

```json theme={null}
{
  "accessToken": "<string>",
  "tokenType": "<string>",
  "tokenFormat": "<string>",
  "expiresIn": 123
}
```

## Using the API AccessToken

All API endpoints are authenticated using Bearer tokens, you must include the API Access Token int the request headers as an Authorization Bearer token. Below are
examples of how to include the API Key in requests using cURL, Python and JavaScript.

#### cURL

```bash theme={null}
curl -X GET "https://api.kua.ai/core/api/v2/accounts" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <AccessToken>"
```

#### Python

```python theme={null}
import requests

# Replace <AccessToken> with your actual access token
access_token = "<AccessToken>"

url = "https://api.kua.ai/core/api/v2/accounts"
headers = {
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
```

#### JavaScript

```javascript theme={null}
const url = "https://api.kua.ai/core/api/v2/accounts";
const accessToken = "<AccessToken>"; // Replace <AccessToken> with your actual access token

const headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${accessToken}`
};

fetch(url, { method: 'GET', headers: headers })
    .then(response => response.json())
    .then(data => console.log(data))
    .catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
```