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Overview

1. Environment - The environment you want to connect to (personal site or team site).
2. API Key - A key that grants secure access to the Grist API, enabling authorized applications to interact with Grist resources and services.

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Prerequisites:

• You must have a Grist account

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Instructions:

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Step 1: Selecting Your Environment

• To access documents on your personal site, use docs.
• To access documents and workspaces on a team site, use team.

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Step 2: Generating Your API Key

1. Log in to your Grist account and navigate to the Account settings page.
2. If an API Key is not present, click the Create button. If an API key already exists, you can copy it.

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Step 3: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

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