# Authentication Type

## Overview

The Adjútor API service requires authentication to be able to consume the services. Authentication is performed via Bearer Authentication.

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#### Notes

* The access token being referred to is the API key
* Every endpoint requires authentication, so you will need to add the following header to authenticate each request:\
  `Authorization: Bearer` {{access\_token}}
* Authentication to the API is performed via [HTTP Basic Auth](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication). 
* All API requests must be made over [HTTPS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Secure). Note that calls made over plain HTTP will fail. 
* API requests without authentication will also fail.
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