# Authorization

## Getting an API key

To create an API key, your user account must have "Owner"-level access. Log into Flipturn at [cloud.getflipturn.com](https://cloud.getflipturn.com/), go to Manage in the top navigation, select "API Keys" from the sidebar, and then click the "Create API Key" button.

API keys can be configured with limited access, so you can provision a key with access to only a specific site or subset of chargers.

## Using the API key

Once you have an API key, it should be passed in the `Authorization` header of the request, like so:

```sh
# Shell
curl "https://api.getflipturn.com/api/charging-sessions" -H "Authorization: Bearer {api_key}"
```

```js
// JavaScript
fetch('https://api.getflipturn.com/api/charging-sessions', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
  },
});
```

The API returns data in JSON format, along with an appropriate HTTP response code.


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://api-docs.getflipturn.com/authorization.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.