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Authentication options for the HTTP API in Grafana Cloud

To use the HTTP API provided by a Grafana Cloud instance, authenticate requests with a service account token.

To access or create your service account tokens, click on Administration in the left-side menu, click Users and access, then Service Accounts. For details on creating service accounts, assigning permissions, and adding tokens, refer to Service Accounts.

Include the service account token in the Authorization header for all requests to your Grafana instance:

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GET http://your.grafana.com/api/dashboards/db/mydash HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk

Requests to the HTTP API are authenticated using the Authorization header:

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Authorization: Bearer <SERVICE ACCOUNT TOKEN>