--- title: Authentication description: How to authenticate with the MyOwnFreeHost API --- import { Callout, Tabs, Cards, Table } from "nextra/components"; import { XCircle, PlusSquare } from "react-feather"; import { JsonOnly, XmlOnly } from "@/components/ApiSwitcher"; import { GreenText } from "@/components/Text"; # Authentication **All** API requests, except for requests to [version.php](/information/apiVersion), must be authenticated. You must replace `username` and `password` with your API credentials. MyOwnFreeHost uses API credentials to allow access to the API. You can get them [here](https://panel.myownfreehost.net/panel/index2.php?option=api). ## HTTP Endpoint
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    ```console copy filename="URL"
    https://panel.myownfreehost.net/json-api/
    ```

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    ```console copy filename="URL"
    https://panel.myownfreehost.net/xml-api/
    ```

## Parameters
Parameter Required Type `username` Yes string `password` Yes string

## Usage ```bash copy showLineNumbers filename="Shell" curl -X POST -u username:password "https://panel.myownfreehost.net/json-api/" ``` ```python copy showLineNumbers filename="Python" import requests from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth url = "https://panel.myownfreehost.net/json-api/" # This is the base URL data = {} response = requests.post(url, params=data, auth=HTTPBasicAuth('username', 'password')) ``` ```bash copy showLineNumbers filename="Shell" curl -X POST -u username:password "https://panel.myownfreehost.net/xml-api/" ``` ```python copy showLineNumbers filename="Python" import requests from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth url = "https://panel.myownfreehost.net/xml-api/" # This is the base URL data = {} response = requests.post(url, params=data, auth=HTTPBasicAuth('username', 'password')) ``` --- ### Related pages: } title="Errors" href="/errors" /> } title="Add Allowed IP" href="/initialSetup/addAllowedIp" />