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title: Step 2: Authenticate Your Requests | Scenario Docs
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The Scenario API supports two authentication methods: **Basic Authentication** (API Key + Secret) and **Bearer Authentication** (JWT token).

### Method 1: Basic Authentication

Use your API Key and API Secret, joined by a colon and Base64-encoded.

**1. Combine Key and Secret:**\
`YOUR_API_KEY:YOUR_API_SECRET`

**2. Base64 Encode the Combined String:**\
For example, if `YOUR_API_KEY` is `hello` and `YOUR_API_SECRET` is `world`, the combined string is `hello:world`. The Base64 encoding of `hello:world` is `aGVsbG86d29ybGQ=`.

**3. Construct the Authorization Header:**\
`Authorization: Basic aGVsbG86d29ybGQ=`

#### cURL

Terminal window

```
curl -u "YOUR_API_KEY:YOUR_API_SECRET" \
  https://api.cloud.scenario.com/v1/user
```

#### Python

```
from scenario_sdk import Scenario


client = Scenario(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    api_secret="YOUR_API_SECRET",
)


response = client.users.get()
print(response)
```

#### TypeScript

```
import Scenario from '@scenario-labs/sdk';


const client = new Scenario({
  apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
  apiSecret: 'YOUR_API_SECRET',
});


const data = await client.users.get();
console.log(data);
```

### Method 2: Bearer Authentication (JWT)

If you have a JWT token, you can use Bearer authentication instead.

#### cURL

Terminal window

```
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN" \
  https://api.cloud.scenario.com/v1/user
```

#### Python

```
from scenario_sdk import Scenario


client = Scenario(
    bearer_auth="YOUR_JWT_TOKEN",
)


response = client.users.get()
print(response)
```

#### TypeScript

```
import Scenario from '@scenario-labs/sdk';


const client = new Scenario({
  bearerAuth: 'YOUR_JWT_TOKEN',
});


const data = await client.users.get();
console.log(data);
```

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