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# API Access

In order to use any of our APIs, you must authenticate your HTTP requests using an access key. HTTP requests using no authentication or invalid access keys will result in 401 Unauthorized.

To access our APIs using an access key you will need to:

1. Create or use an existing access policy
2. Attach a new or existing access policy to a role
3. Create or use an existing access key that is attached to a role<br>