# 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](https://help.adalo.com/~/revisions/kmzOxqjy7C9sXGVjDKKb/integrations/the-adalo-api/push-notifications) for native apps and [access and change the data in your collections](https://help.adalo.com/~/revisions/kmzOxqjy7C9sXGVjDKKb/integrations/the-adalo-api/collections). * 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. More details can be found in the developer documentation for the Adalo API here: {% embed url="" %} #### 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 ![](https://3467607506-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LhGHkPsv15svPIU5I7C%2Fuploads%2F0Lmhl49daMqIWbtvZrp9%2FScreen%20Shot%202022-12-08%20at%203.34.44%20PM.png?alt=media\&token=1398d794-f1f6-4817-bbc8-6e3fd11a194d) 4\) You'll be able to delete your API Key and regenerate it. ![](https://3467607506-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LhGHkPsv15svPIU5I7C%2Fuploads%2Fx97Brp0d7NLZoQBattlH%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=9da8b733-c692-487f-bbae-f5a447d23e00) 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. ![](https://3467607506-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LhGHkPsv15svPIU5I7C%2Fuploads%2FtG0JRNKDcMkcf6uwYgNy%2FScreen%20Shot%202022-12-08%20at%203.42.11%20PM.png?alt=media\&token=1f6085f7-0628-4fac-b9e9-fa0b78c05e82) 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 ``` ## 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://ideas.adalo.com/tutorial-requests)