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# Acquire RAGFlow API key

An API key is required for the RAGFlow server to authenticate your HTTP/Python or MCP requests. This documents provides instructions on obtaining a RAGFlow API key.

1. Click your avatar in the top right corner of the RAGFlow UI to access the configuration page.
2. Click **API** to switch to the **API** page.
3. Obtain a RAGFlow API key:

![ragflow_api_key](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/infiniflow/ragflow-docs/main/images/ragflow_api_key.jpg)

:::tip NOTE
See the [RAGFlow HTTP API reference](../references/http_api_reference.md) or the [RAGFlow Python API reference](../references/python_api_reference.md) for a complete reference of RAGFlow's HTTP or Python APIs.
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