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# First-time connection to the API

||| ℹ️ **Note:** This article applies to users wishing to use our API.
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Before you can use our API, you need to follow a few steps to enable connection and authorization.

* [Steps to activate API access](#3-steps-to-activate-api-access)
* [Requirements for connection](#3-requirements-for-connection)
* [Instructional Video](#3-instructional-video)
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### Steps to activate API access

1. Go to [Mijn Xynta](https://mijn.xynta.com/) and log in with your email address and password.
2. Click on **ACCOUNT** at the top of the page.
3. In the submenu, click on **API**.
4. Navigate to the section **API Settings**.
5. Check the option **I want to enable API access for my customer account**.
6. Click the orange **Save** button.

### Requirements for connection

* **UserID (uid)**: Available under the **Connect to the API** section.
* **IPHash (hash)**: A unique string of numbers and letters linked to the IP address you add.
  
* Add a new IP address under the **IP Address Whitelist** section.
Currently, only **IPv4 addresses** can be added. Please contact us if you wish to add an IPv6 address.

||| ⚠️ Important notes:

* You must have an active customer account and at least one active service to use the API.
* Without active services, API usage is not possible.
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### 🎦 Instructional Video

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