---
title: "Authentication"
slug: "authentication-999478"
abstract: "Overview of authentication when using the Sitecore CDP Batch API."
---
# Authentication

The Sitecore CDP Batch API uses basic authentication.

Basic authentication involves sending a user name and a password with every request. To find your user name and password, in Sitecore CDP, on the navigation pane, click ![cdp_gear_icon.png](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/cdp/en/developers/api/images/cdp_gear_icon.png) > **API access**:

- The user name is the **Client Key**.
- The password is the **API Token**.

Sending a user name and a password with a request:

```curl
curl -X GET '<baseURL>/v2/batches/12af3453-62da-4b31-a646-631b7b5f3009' \
-u '<username>:<password>' \
-H 'Accept: application/json'

```