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title: "Generate the API Token"
slug: "generate-the-api-token"
updated: 2026-08-13T05:12:31Z
published: 2026-08-13T05:12:31Z
canonical: "support.whatfix.com/generate-the-api-token"
stale: true
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# Generate the API Token

An API key is a token that a client provides when making API calls. It is used for Authentication. This Integration Key must be included in the request header for all API calls.

### Why do I need an API token?

The Whatfix web app uses a username and password for validating users. When using Whatfix APIs, API Key and API token are the equivalents of the username and password required to authenticate a user.

Whatfix needs your API token to validate each request. Each user in an enterprise has a different API token. The Whatfix system needs to know who you are connecting with and the actions they take with their account.

### Generate the API Token

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To generate the Integration Key, the API Token for your account must be enabled from our side. Contact [support@whatfix.com](mailto:support@whatfix.com?subject=Enable%20API%20token&body=Dear%20team%2C%0A%0APlease%20enable%20API%20token) to enable it.

Once the API Token is enabled, use the following steps to generate the API key:

1. On the Whatfix Guidance dashboard, click **Settings**.  

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1. Under **Setup**, click **API token**. ![click_api_token_in_settings](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/click_api_token_in_settings.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T16%3A21%3A23Z&se=2026-11-10T17%3A21%3A23Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=fpRZBbp5KfpXvRYH%2Fg%2Bej6lJkpzYZ3VItJBnK3aMilQ%3D)
2. Once the API key is displayed, click the **Copy** icon to copy it. ![click_copy_icon_on_api_token](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/click_copy_icon_on_api_token.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T16%3A21%3A23Z&se=2026-11-10T17%3A21%3A23Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=fpRZBbp5KfpXvRYH%2Fg%2Bej6lJkpzYZ3VItJBnK3aMilQ%3D)

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Click **Renew User API Token** to generate a new API token. ![click_renew_user_api_token](https://cdn.document360.io/a268766e-d74d-4619-9613-e2472f809ffb/Images/Documentation/click_renew_user_api_token.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T16%3A21%3A23Z&se=2026-11-10T17%3A21%3A23Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=fpRZBbp5KfpXvRYH%2Fg%2Bej6lJkpzYZ3VItJBnK3aMilQ%3D)