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

# Authentication

> This demonstes how to authenticate a request to the Sonian API.

To access a private Agent or Datastore, you must provide a Sonian API key in the Authorization header of your request.

```bash theme={null}
'Authorization': 'Bearer <API_KEY>'
```

## API Keys

#### You can get your API key from your account settings page.

[https://app.sonian.ai/settings/api-keys](https://app.sonian.ai/settings/api-keys)

{/* ![Example of a datastore settings page](/images/datastore-settings-header.png) */}