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

# Authentication

The API endpoints require that you authenticate using an API token.

## Generate a token

The token can be generated from the Olostep dashboard. Please create an account [here](https://www.olostep.com/auth/).

## Use your token

You can authenticate by adding an `Authorization` header to all your HTTP calls. The Authorization header is formatted as such: `Authorization: Bearer <API-TOKEN>` (replace `<API-TOKEN>` with your token. If you don't have a token, you can generate one for free from the Olostep [dashboard](https://www.olostep.com/dashboard/).

Examples:

<CodeGroup>
  ```python Python theme={null}
  # pip install requests

  import requests

  endpoint = 'https://api.olostep.com/v1/scrapes/<SCRAPE_ID>'
  headers = {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer <API-TOKEN>',
      'Accept': 'application/json'
  }

  response = requests.get(endpoint, headers=headers)
  print(response.status_code)
  print(response.json())
  ```

  ```js Node theme={null}
  // npm install node-fetch

  // ESM
  import fetch from 'node-fetch'

  const endpoint = 'https://api.olostep.com/v1/scrapes/<SCRAPE_ID>'
  const res = await fetch(endpoint, {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer <API-TOKEN>',
      'Accept': 'application/json'
    }
  })
  console.log(res.status)
  console.log(await res.json())
  ```

  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -L -X GET 'https://api.olostep.com/v1/scrapes/<SCRAPE_ID>' \
    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer <API-TOKEN>'
  ```
</CodeGroup>