# Cohere credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

- [Cohere](../../cluster-nodes/sub-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmcohere/)
- [Cohere Chat](../../cluster-nodes/sub-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmchatcohere/)
- [Reranker Cohere](../../cluster-nodes/sub-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.rerankercohere/)
- [Embeddings Cohere](../../cluster-nodes/sub-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.embeddingscohere/)

## Prerequisites

Create a [Cohere account](https://cohere.com/).

You'll need an account with the following access:

- For the Trial API, you need User or Owner permissions.
- For Production API, you need Owner permissions.

Refer to [Cohere Teams and Roles documentation](https://docs.cohere.com/reference/teams-and-roles) for more information.

## Supported authentication methods

- API key

## Related resources

Refer to [Cohere's documentation](https://docs.cohere.com/reference/about) for more information about the service.

View n8n's [Advanced AI](../../../../advanced-ai/) documentation.

## Using API key

To configure this credential, you'll need:

- An **API Key**: To generate a Cohere API key, go to the [API Keys section of your Cohere dashboard](https://dashboard.cohere.com/api-keys).
