# API / bearer token equivalent in bubble? **URL:** \ **Category:** APIs\ **Created:** [August 2, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/api-bearer-token-equivalent-in-bubble/63398 "2019-08-02T14:22:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lauren2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@lauren2](https://forum.bubble.io/u/lauren2)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/api-bearer-token-equivalent-in-bubble/63398/1 "2019-08-02T14:22:18Z")
Hi guys Total beginner, learning more about the API’s I want to connect with bubble at the moment. I just started playing around on postman and getting some good results. My Bubble question is this- an API I’m testing in postman has authorization type of: Type: bearer token. Token: my api key. So I’m wondering what the proper authentication selection for this would be in Bubble. There is no option that mentions ‘bearer’. Oauth2 custom token? Private key in header?.. Many thanks for any leads! ---
**Author:** ![Jici](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/jici/32/30722_2.png) [@Jici](https://forum.bubble.io/u/Jici)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/api-bearer-token-equivalent-in-bubble/63398/2 "2019-08-02T14:29:50Z")
Can you give a link to the API? Or Screenshot of your postman setting Possible that is a Key in Header and you will set The key name Authorization and the value Bearer yourapikey but bearer can also be used in oAuth ---
**Author:** ![lauren2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@lauren2](https://forum.bubble.io/u/lauren2)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/api-bearer-token-equivalent-in-bubble/63398/3 "2019-08-02T14:34:11Z")
Hi @Jici Thanks for getting back Its webflow cms api [Webflow API and Documentation | Webflow](https://developers.webflow.com/#cms-api-reference) Im figuring out how to get data, but my goal is to actually post to webflow. So want to make sure I set the authorizations up correctly in Bubble. ![15%20AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/1/3/1333fdfa054440e8e4c5221fc5fa5a760822e3ff.png) ![26%20AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/9/0/90a45c56d1e010781b6761de5386ed0507b0ffc2.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jici](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/jici/32/30722_2.png) [@Jici](https://forum.bubble.io/u/Jici)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/api-bearer-token-equivalent-in-bubble/63398/4 "2019-08-02T14:42:06Z")
The first way should work. You can also use Private key in URL and set Key name : access\_token and Key value: yourapikey ---
**Author:** ![lauren2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@lauren2](https://forum.bubble.io/u/lauren2)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/api-bearer-token-equivalent-in-bubble/63398/5 "2019-08-02T14:49:53Z")
Thanks again!! Those would look like the attached screenshots? 1: private key in header 2: private key in url Curious is there any benefit to either way of doing it, or is it just a style choice? ![48%20AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/6/6/662464713671f89128ca0627005d96396d8e9371.png) ![48%20AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/2/6/26fae8325191b21d5962bb16f2dbc06fd5b08da9.png) ---
**Author:** ![NigelG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@NigelG](https://forum.bubble.io/u/NigelG)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/api-bearer-token-equivalent-in-bubble/63398/6 "2019-08-02T14:54:41Z")
Put it in the header Key = Authorizatiion Value = Bearer ds8a90dsajdklasjdklsjakl ---
**Author:** ![Jici](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/jici/32/30722_2.png) [@Jici](https://forum.bubble.io/u/Jici)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/api-bearer-token-equivalent-in-bubble/63398/7 "2019-08-02T14:56:57Z")
the fist one need to be key name: Authorization and value: Bearer yourapikey The url one is perfect (don’t forget to set the key in development key value too) ---
**Author:** ![lauren2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@lauren2](https://forum.bubble.io/u/lauren2)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/api-bearer-token-equivalent-in-bubble/63398/8 "2019-08-02T15:05:00Z")
@NigelG Oh ok I think I get how to add bearer in header. I assume that would look like this screenshot? @Jici How do you know when you need to have development the key under development key value, vs not? Is that ever empty? ![22%20AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/a/a/aacf0206d7c58b850ba4af45c02abd122daad5a9.png) ---
**Author:** ![tmcdonough](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9dc877/32.png) [@tmcdonough](https://forum.bubble.io/u/tmcdonough)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2022, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/api-bearer-token-equivalent-in-bubble/63398/9 "2022-06-30T07:54:04Z")
What if my API has a refresh token endpoint? How can I use Bearer token auth with that?