# Authentication

Authenticate with the SavvyIQ APIs using an API key sent in the apikey header of every request.

Authenticating with the APIs is accomplished through the use of an API key. You can find your key
in the [dashboard](https://app.savvyiq.ai/api-keys).

When accessing the APIs, include your API key within the `apikey` header of your request:

```bash
curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.savvyiq.ai/v2/entity-resolution/stream?name=Netflix' \
  --header 'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY'
```

## Keep your key secret

API keys carry full access to your account, so keep them out of client-side code, public
repositories, and logs. If a key is exposed, rotate it from the
[dashboard](https://app.savvyiq.ai/api-keys).

Requests without a valid key return `401 Unauthorized`.