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# API Key

## Getting Your API Key

1. **Log in** at [anoncoin.it](https://anoncoin.it)
2. Click your **profile avatar** (top-right)
3. Go to **API Key**
4. Click **Generate API Key**

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## Authentication

All API requests must include the following header:

| Header      | Value                  |
| ----------- | ---------------------- |
| `x-api-key` | Your generated API key |

```
x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

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## API Host

| Environment    | URL                       |
| -------------- | ------------------------- |
| **Production** | `https://api.anoncoin.it` |

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## Rate Limits

| Limit                   | Value |
| ----------------------- | ----- |
| **Requests per minute** | 10    |

Rate limits apply as per the account from which the API key is generated. The same rate limits apply to all endpoints.