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How to Create an Account

Navigate to the Categorization.dev Dashboard and simply follow the steps to log in or create a new account.

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Retrieving a Token

After you’ve logged in to the dashboard, follow these steps to get a token:
  1. Click API Keys.
  2. Select New.
  3. Assign a name for the token. This helps in future referencing. You can also add notes to describe its use-case, then select Save.
A new token will be displayed in text format with a copy to clipboard button. Use this button to copy the token and secure it in a safe place.
Remember that you can view the logs and track the number of requests made on the dashboard.

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Testing the Token

Once you have your token, you can test it using the Terminal. Set up the environment by entering and executing the following command. Replace <TOKEN> with the token you’ve copied from the Categorization.dev dashboard: 
export CATEGORIZATIONAPI_TOKEN="<TOKEN>"
This step eliminates the need to copy and paste the token each time it’s in use. You are now ready to make a call to the Categorization.dev Usage service. Use the following command to proceed: 
curl -H "x-api-key: $CATEGORIZATIONAPI_TOKEN" https://categorization.dev/api/usage | jq .
The response should look like this: 
{
    "plan": "API",
    "remaining": "14823"
}
This command will return the number of remaining requests under your token.
Keep in mind that most examples in this documentation assume that you have set the $CATEGORIZATIONAPI_TOKEN variable.

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Wrapping up

Congratulations! You have successfully authenticated with the Categorization.dev API using a generated token.