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

# Authentication

> Learn how to authenticate requests to the Algure API

Requests to our API are authenticated using **Basic Auth** with the **username** and **password** provided setting up the integration.

| Header          | Value                             |
| --------------- | --------------------------------- |
| `Authorization` | `Basic base64(username:password)` |

## Example

```shellscript theme={"dark"}
# Username	: test
# Password	: secret
# To base64	: base64(test:secret) = dGVzdDpzZWNyZXQ=

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.algure.com/v1/countings \
  --header 'Authorization: Basic dGVzdDpzZWNyZXQ=' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json'
```