# API Access Tokens

### When you need an Access Token

* When you are the owner of a Microreact project, your API Access Token is needed for interaction with your project via API.
* An access token is required for [creating projects via the API](/api/creating-projects.md). The user whose API Access Token is used will be the owner of the new Microreact project.
* [Data-flo](https://www.data-flo.io) software connects to Microreact projects via API access, and requires the API Access Token of the project's owner.
* To access the API directly, you need to include the API access token associated with the Microreact account of the owner of the Microreact project as a request header.

### Obtain your API Access Token

* Go to <https://microreact.org/my-account>
* Choose [Account Settings](https://microreact.org/my-account/settings) from the navigation menu
* Copy your Access Token displayed under API Access section

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### Using Access Tokens

The Access Token should be sent as a request header named Access-Token, for example:

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL + Bash" %}

```bash
curl \
  --header "Access-Token: eyJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiJ9..." \
  https://microreact.org/api/projects/create
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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