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This guide walks you through getting your API key and making your first authenticated request.
1

Get your API key

Sign in to your Everhour account and open your profile settings. Scroll to the bottom — your API key is listed there.
Treat your API key like a password. Anyone with the key has full access to your Everhour account via the API.
2

Make your first request

Pass the key in the X-Api-Key header. A good first request is fetching your own user profile:
3

Check the response

A successful response returns 200 with a JSON object representing your user:
If you see a 401 Unauthorized response, double-check your API key.

Next steps

Authentication

Details on how the X-Api-Key header works.

Rate limits

Understand request limits and how to handle 429 responses.

Errors

HTTP status codes and error response format.

Core concepts

Learn the core objects: teams, projects, tasks, time records, and more.