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

# Get your API key

> How to authenticate your requests to our API.

In order to use our API, you need to get your `api-key` first.

<Steps>
  <Step title="First Step">
    Create an account, log in and in the left menu click on the **REST API** link.

    <img width="220px" src="https://mintcdn.com/transcrubetube/Tj9bW3sAQ04_tPht/images/menu-rest-api.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Tj9bW3sAQ04_tPht&q=85&s=dcc9fac915748291076e7aed7f685459" data-path="images/menu-rest-api.png" />

    Next, see on the `API Access` -> `Your API key` to find your `api-key`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Second Step">
    You can Copy your api-key via click `Copy` button

    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/transcrubetube/Tj9bW3sAQ04_tPht/images/copy-api-key.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Tj9bW3sAQ04_tPht&q=85&s=4015e743c1eae88118b24ccc344c7620" alt="menu" width="2844" height="586" data-path="images/copy-api-key.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Third Step">
    Start using api - [Transcribe Youtube View](/api-documentation/endpoint/post-apitranscribevideo)
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  Do not show your `api-key` to anyone else. If someone gains the access ot your
  `api-key`, they can use your credits as if they had your api-key. You can
  click on the `Generate new API key` button to get a new one and invalidate the
  old one for security reasons.
</Warning>

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/transcrubetube/Tj9bW3sAQ04_tPht/images/generate-new.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Tj9bW3sAQ04_tPht&q=85&s=a4455e3805e85887d64c242862a67bba" alt="menu" width="2844" height="586" data-path="images/generate-new.png" />