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# Baserow credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following node:

* [Baserow](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.baserow.md)

## Prerequisites <a href="#prerequisites" id="prerequisites"></a>

Create a [Baserow](https://baserow.io/) account on any hosted Baserow instance or a self-hosted instance.

## Supported authentication methods <a href="#supported-authentication-methods" id="supported-authentication-methods"></a>

* Basic auth
* Token

## Related resources <a href="#related-resources" id="related-resources"></a>

Refer to [Baserow's documentation](https://baserow.io/docs/index) for more information about the service.

Refer to [Baserow's auto-generated API documentation](https://baserow.io/api-docs) for more information about the API specifically.

## Using basic auth <a href="#using-basic-auth" id="using-basic-auth"></a>

To configure this credential, you'll need:

* Your Baserow **Host**
* A **Username** and **Password** to log in with

Follow these steps:

1. Enter the **Host** for the Baserow instance:
   * For a Baserow-hosted instance: leave as `https://api.baserow.io`.
   * For a self-hosted instance: set to your self-hosted instance API URL.
2. Enter the **Username** for the user account n8n should use.
3. Enter the **Password** for that user account.

Refer to [Baserow's API Authentication documentation](https://baserow.io/docs/apis/rest-api#authentication) for information on creating user accounts.

## Using a token <a href="#using-a-token" id="using-a-token"></a>

To configure the database token credential, you'll need:

* Your Baserow **Host**
* A **Database token** created on Baserow\.io, which requires a **Username** and **Password** for login.

### Creating the database token <a href="#creating-the-database-token" id="creating-the-database-token"></a>

1. In [Baserow](https://baserow.io/login), log in with your username and password.
2. Click on your workspace in the top left corner and select **My Settings**.
3. In the screen that opens, click **Database tokens**.
4. Click **Create token**.
5. Enter a **Name** and **Workspace** for the token.
6. Click **Create token** to finish.

To create the credential in n8n, follow these steps:

1. Enter the **Host** for the Baserow instance:
   * For a Baserow-hosted instance: leave as `https://api.baserow.io`.
   * For a self-hosted instance: set to your self-hosted instance API URL.
2. Enter the **Database Token** you created.