# Making API Calls to LIST API, how do I authenticate?

**URL:** <https://community.brightpattern.com/t/making-api-calls-to-list-api-how-do-i-authenticate/22>\
**Category:** Product Q&A\
**Tags:** api\
**Created:** [September 4, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://community.brightpattern.com/t/making-api-calls-to-list-api-how-do-i-authenticate/22 "2020-09-04T04:55:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeneva.meares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f08c70/32.png) [@jeneva.meares](https://community.brightpattern.com/u/jeneva.meares)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://community.brightpattern.com/t/making-api-calls-to-list-api-how-do-i-authenticate/22/1 "2020-09-04T04:55:31Z")

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Hi III want to add data to an outbound list

http[s]:///configapi/v2/callinglist/add/\<list\_name\>

How do I get my auth token?  
or authenticate to call apis

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**Author:** ![ivan.malyshkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.brightpattern.com/ivan.malyshkin/32/8_2.png) [@ivan.malyshkin](https://community.brightpattern.com/u/ivan.malyshkin)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 5:26am UTC](https://community.brightpattern.com/t/making-api-calls-to-list-api-how-do-i-authenticate/22/2 "2020-09-04T05:26:02Z")

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1. You will need to generate an API Secret for your user on the Users&Teams\>\>Users page
2. User should have the privilege of Manage all lists at a minimum

Once the API secret is generated, you can request a token via API

Method: POST  
Endpoint: https://[tenant].brightpattern.com/configapi/v2/oauth/token  
Format: x-www-form-urlencoded

Once that token is returned, you will include it as a parameter  
Authorization: Bearer YOURTOKENHERE

Thank you and please let us know if you need further assistance