# Authentication

[Copyfactory](https://copyfactory.io) uses API keys to allow access to the API. You can get an API key by to your account settings in Copyfactory. There is also a link in the nav that takes you directly to your account page.

Copyfactory expects the API key to be included in all API requests to the server in a header that looks like the following:

`Authorization: API_KEY`

## Test your connection

To make your first request, send an authenticated request to the /me endpoint. This will provide you with your account status.

## Get account details

<mark style="color:blue;">`GET`</mark> `https://app.copyfactory.io/api/v2/me`

Test connection.

#### Headers

| Name                                            | Type   | Description          |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------ | -------------------- |
| Authorization<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | string | You account API key. |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200 Success" %}

```javascript
{
  "message": "Authorized",
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Shell" %}

```
curl --location --request GET 'https://app.copyfactory.io/api/v2/me' \
--header 'Authorization: API-KEY'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```
import requests

url = "https://app.copyfactory.io/api/v2/me"

headers = {
  'Authorization': 'API-KEY'
}

response = requests.request("GET", url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}