---
title: Authentication | SafetyKit
description: How to authenticate your SafetyKit API calls
---

### Authenticating your calls to SafetyKit

The SafetyKit API utilizes API keys for authentication. You can find your keys on your [Team API Keys](https://auth.safetykit.com/org/api_keys/) page.

Each API request must include your API key in an Authorization HTTP header as follows:

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```
'Authorization': 'Bearer <api_key>'
```

**Keep your API key confidential!** Avoid sharing it, and do not include it in any code on the client-side (such as browsers, apps). Production requests need to be channeled through your backend server, where your API key can be safely retrieved from an environment variable or a key management service.