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# Pinecone credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

* [Pinecone Vector Store](/integrations/builtin/cluster-nodes/root-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.vectorstorepinecone.md)

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

* API key

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

Refer to [Pinecone's documentation](https://docs.pinecone.io/reference/api/introduction) for more information about the service.

View n8n's [Advanced AI](/build/integrate-ai.md) documentation.

## Using API key <a href="#using-api-key" id="using-api-key"></a>

To configure this credential, you'll need a [Pinecone](https://www.pinecone.io/) account and:

* An **API Key**

To get an API key:

1. Open your [Pinecone console](https://app.pinecone.io/organizations/-/projects).
2. Select the project you want to create an API key for. If you don't have any existing projects, create one. Refer to Pinecone's [Quickstart](https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/get-started/quickstart) for more information.
3. Go to **API Keys**.
4. Copy the API Key displayed there and enter it in your n8n credential.

Refer to Pinecone's API [Authentication documentation](https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/get-started/authentication) for more information.