# The Adalo API

*Skill Level: Intermediate*

## Before You Begin

* The Adalo API is available on the Team, and Business Plan.
* You can use the Adalo API to trigger [push notifications](/integrations/the-adalo-api/push-notifications.md) for apps and [access and modify the data in your collections](/integrations/the-adalo-api/collections.md).
* Your Adalo API has a rate limit of 5 requests per second.
  * If you exceed this rate, you will receive a 429 status code and you will need to wait some time before the subsequent requests succeed.

## To access your Adalo API key:

1. Left Nav of the editor click on the settings gear

2. Expand App Access

3. Click Generate API Key

   ![](/files/5FutHtgynaluWqS1BtTl)

4. You'll be able to delete your API Key and regenerate it.

   ![](/files/h1Be6qz4gdYaSm4C9tXb)

5. You can also find your API key by clicking on the 3 dots next to any of your collection names and selecting <> API Documents. You will see your secret key in the cURL at the end after Bearer.

![](/files/PGHjGHasGDNN5iwjc9DK)

#### Your API key is required for all requests to the Adalo API!

All requests to the Adalo API will need to contain the following two headers:

```
Authorization: Bearer [Your App's API Key]
Content-Type: application/json
```

## Next Steps

Learn to use your API key to access and modify your app data with the Collections API or trigger notifications to your app with the Notifications API.

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[Collections API](/integrations/the-adalo-api/collections.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

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[Send Push Notifications via API](/integrations/the-adalo-api/push-notifications.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Help

If you need additional help with this article, you can always ask in our[ community forum](https://forum.adalo.com/)! Be sure to paste the link to this article in your post as well!

Do you have a tutorial or help doc request? [Let us know!](https://forum.adalo.com/c/roadmap/10)


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