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Overview

1. API Key - A key that grants secure access to the Drata API, enabling authorized applications to interact with Drata resources and services.

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Prerequisites:

• You must have a Drata account
• You must have admin access to create API keys

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Instructions:

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Step 1: Creating Your API Key

1. Go to the Settings page on Drata. To access settings, select your account on the bottom left side navigation and then select the Settings option.
2. Select API Keys on the Settings page.
3. Select the Create API Key button.
4. Fill in all the API Key details, for:
   • Allowed IP Addresses: You can restrict key usage to the specified addresses. Please reach out to Nango support to get the current IPs to whitelist here.
5. Enter the scopes for your API:
   • Access: The options are Custom, All read, or All read and write.
   • Custom: Select the specific scopes you want enabled for that API key.
   • All read: Enable all the current and future read permissions/scopes for the API key.
   • All read and write: Enable all the current and future permissions/scopes for the API key.
6. Once you save, you will be prompted to acknowledge that you have saved your API key info in a secure location.
7. Copy your API Key immediately - you will not be able to access the full API key again after selecting Done.

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Step 2: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Drata.
2. Enter your API Key in the designated field.
3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.