# Chargebee credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

- [Chargebee](../../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.chargebee/)
- [Chargebee Trigger](../../trigger-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.chargebeetrigger/)

## Prerequisites

Create a [Chargebee](https://www.chargebee.com/) account.

## Supported authentication methods

- API key

## Related resources

Refer to [Chargebee's API documentation](https://apidocs.chargebee.com/docs/api/) for more information about the service.

## Using API key

To configure this credential, you'll need:

- An **Account Name**: This is your Chargebee Site Name or subdomain, for example if `https://n8n.chargebee.com` is the full site name, the Account Name is `n8n`.
- An **API Key**: Refer to the [Chargebee Creating an API key documentation](https://www.chargebee.com/docs/api_keys.html#creating-an-api-key) for steps on how to generate an API key.

Refer to their more general [API authentication documentation](https://apidocs.chargebee.com/docs/api/auth?lang=curl) for further clarification.
