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Authentication

You'll need to authenticate your requests to access any of the CarsXE API endpoints. In this guide, we'll look at how authentication works. CarsXE offers a very simple way to authenticate with an API key. You can find your API key on the dashboard.

To activate the API key, you must add a payment method in the billing dashboard. Some, but not all, APIs include a 7-day free trial.

API key

With basic authentication, you use your API key to authenticate your HTTP requests. Here's how to authenticate using cURL:

Example request with basic auth

curl https://api.carsxe.com/specs \
  -d key=CARSXE_API_KEY \

Please don't commit your CarsXE API key to GitHub!