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title: Authentication
weight: 30
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# Database Authentication in Qdrant Managed Cloud

This page shows you how to use the Qdrant Cloud Console to create a Database API key for a cluster. You will learn how to connect to your cluster using the new API key.

## Create Database API keys

The API key is only shown once after creation. If you lose it, you will need to create a new one. 
However, we recommend rotating the keys from time to time. To create additional API keys do the following.

1. Go to the [Cloud Dashboard](https://qdrant.to/cloud).
2. Go to the **API Keys** section of the Cluster detail page.
3. Click **Create**. If you have granular access control activated, you can now configure the permissions for the new key.
4. Click **OK** and retrieve your API key. 

## Test cluster access

After creation, you will receive a code snippet to access your cluster. Your generated request should look very similar to this one:

```bash
curl \
  -X GET 'https://xyz-example.eu-central.aws.cloud.qdrant.io:6333' \
  --header 'api-key: <paste-your-api-key-here>'
```
Open Terminal and run the request. You should get a response that looks like this:

```bash
{"title":"qdrant - vector search engine","version":"1.8.1"}
```

> **Note:** You need to include the API key in the request header for every
> request over REST or gRPC.

## Authenticate via SDK

Now that you have created your first cluster and key, you might want to access your database from within your application.
Our [official Qdrant clients](/documentation/interfaces/) for Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, .NET and Java all support the API key parameter. 

```bash
curl \
  -X GET https://xyz-example.eu-central.aws.cloud.qdrant.io:6333 \
  --header 'api-key: <provide-your-own-key>'

# Alternatively, you can use the `Authorization` header with the `Bearer` prefix
curl \
  -X GET https://xyz-example.eu-central.aws.cloud.qdrant.io:6333 \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <provide-your-own-key>'
```

```python
from qdrant_client import QdrantClient

qdrant_client = QdrantClient(
    "xyz-example.eu-central.aws.cloud.qdrant.io",
    api_key="<paste-your-api-key-here>",
)
```

```typescript
import { QdrantClient } from "@qdrant/js-client-rest";

const client = new QdrantClient({
  host: "xyz-example.eu-central.aws.cloud.qdrant.io",
  apiKey: "<paste-your-api-key-here>",
});
```

```rust
use qdrant_client::Qdrant;

let client = Qdrant::from_url("https://xyz-example.eu-central.aws.cloud.qdrant.io:6334")
    .api_key("<paste-your-api-key-here>")
    .build()?;
```

```java
import io.qdrant.client.QdrantClient;
import io.qdrant.client.QdrantGrpcClient;

QdrantClient client =
    new QdrantClient(
        QdrantGrpcClient.newBuilder(
                "xyz-example.eu-central.aws.cloud.qdrant.io",
                6334,
                true)
            .withApiKey("<paste-your-api-key-here>")
            .build());
```

```csharp
using Qdrant.Client;

var client = new QdrantClient(
  host: "xyz-example.eu-central.aws.cloud.qdrant.io",
  https: true,
  apiKey: "<paste-your-api-key-here>"
);
```

```go
import "github.com/qdrant/go-client/qdrant"

client, err := qdrant.NewClient(&qdrant.Config{
	Host:   "xyz-example.eu-central.aws.cloud.qdrant.io",
	Port:   6334,
	APIKey: "<paste-your-api-key-here>",
	UseTLS: true,
})
```