> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vers.sh/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get your API key

> Create an account and mint an API key from the Vers dashboard.

Before using `vers login`, you need an API key. Here's the click-through from the Vers website.

First, go over to [https://vers.sh](https://vers.sh) and click on the `start building` button or `login` button in the navigation bar.

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  <img alt="Vers landing page with start building button" src="https://mintcdn.com/vers/UXvcwKq5jDC9Ja9j/images/landing-screenshot.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=UXvcwKq5jDC9Ja9j&q=85&s=99f173b6070b5242813564d3d4c63aa1" style={{ borderRadius: '0.5rem' }} width="3600" height="2080" data-path="images/landing-screenshot.png" />
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Sign up with your preferred method; at the time of writing this GitHub, Google, and email are all supported.

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  <img alt="Vers sign-in page" src="https://mintcdn.com/vers/UXvcwKq5jDC9Ja9j/images/sign-in-screenshot.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=UXvcwKq5jDC9Ja9j&q=85&s=d19a481b2fc3826c4c06a6cebe41799e" style={{ borderRadius: '0.5rem' }} width="3600" height="2082" data-path="images/sign-in-screenshot.png" />
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After you're in (pick your organization if asked) click on the dropdown on the top right side of the dashboard and go to `settings`.

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  <img alt="Vers dashboard with API Keys tab" src="https://mintcdn.com/vers/UXvcwKq5jDC9Ja9j/images/dashboard-screenshot.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=UXvcwKq5jDC9Ja9j&q=85&s=d543a0dc87bf825a8d36d4e5c42be9be" style={{ borderRadius: '0.5rem' }} width="3600" height="2082" data-path="images/dashboard-screenshot.png" />
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Click on `API Keys` tab and `Create a new API key` and give a name for your new API key.

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  <img alt="New API key creation form" src="https://mintcdn.com/vers/UXvcwKq5jDC9Ja9j/images/new-api-key-screenshot.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=UXvcwKq5jDC9Ja9j&q=85&s=12df8ae69d8f8d0208cf35da75000c97" style={{ borderRadius: '0.5rem' }} width="3582" height="2064" data-path="images/new-api-key-screenshot.png" />
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Once it's created, copy down the value somewhere you won't lose as it will be important for the next step which is [setting up the CLI](quickstart).