# How to use Application Key in HTTP Request

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-application-key-in-http-request/87206
**Category:** General
**Tags:** http-request
**Created:** [12 April 2024 18:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-application-key-in-http-request/87206 "2024-04-12T18:57:54Z")
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### Author: ![novski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/novski/32/23243_2.png) [@novski](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/novski)
#### Post date: [12 April 2024 18:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-application-key-in-http-request/87206/1 "2024-04-12T18:57:54Z")

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Ho can i use an APP API Key in a http-request node?  
Octoprint uses a app api key to secure the api...

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### Author: ![marcus-j-davies](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/marcus-j-davies/32/103435_2.png) [@marcus-j-davies](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marcus-j-davies)
#### Post date: [12 April 2024 19:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-application-key-in-http-request/87206/2 "2024-04-12T19:22:04Z")

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Hi @novski

We might need some more info here.

Does it require a HTTP Header, Url parameter, cookie, etc etc?  
Adding Headers for example is trivial.

Reading the help section of the Request Node will allow you to realise.

 ![Screenshot 2024-04-12 at 20.20.18](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/1/f13d9f689f9dafa643888d89726a268a7fe42449.png)

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### Author: ![edje11](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/edje11/32/572_2.png) [@edje11](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edje11)
#### Post date: [12 April 2024 19:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-application-key-in-http-request/87206/3 "2024-04-12T19:23:49Z")

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Some more info: [General information — OctoPrint master documentation](https://docs.octoprint.org/en/master/api/general.html#authorization)

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### Author: ![marcus-j-davies](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/marcus-j-davies/32/103435_2.png) [@marcus-j-davies](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marcus-j-davies)
#### Post date: [12 April 2024 19:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-application-key-in-http-request/87206/4 "2024-04-12T19:26:59Z")

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So that is a header..  
Just add it to the Request Node

![Screenshot 2024-04-12 at 20.26.13](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/b/d/bdfe31c2b9f1ddc026ca63a7cbfe71534d257cde.png)

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [26 April 2024 19:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-application-key-in-http-request/87206/5 "2024-04-26T19:27:46Z")

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