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# Get an API Key from NASA

You must specify an API key every time you invoke a NASA REST API. You can get this key from NASA.

1. Go to [https://api.nasa.gov](https://api.nasa.gov).
2. Enter your **First Name**, **Last Name**, and **Email**, then click **Signup**.
3. Copy the response and save it to a text file. The response is similar to this example:
    
    ```
    Your API key for me@example.com is:
    YbbMNWeWX2BqxoPKXEiWWcKMgNlUHhHXgqWG5XBt
    
    You can start using this key to make web service requests. Simply pass your key in the URL when making a web request. Here's an example:
    
    https://api.nasa.gov/planetary/apod?api_key=YbbMNWeWX2BqxoPKXEiWWcKMgNlUHhHXgqWG5XBt
    
    For additional support, please contact us. When contacting us, please tell us what API you're accessing and provide the following account details so we can quickly find you:
    
    Account Email: me@example.com
    Account ID: b4345628-22cd-4a1d-b610-3d9ec5ba95fd
    ```
    
    You need your API key to run the Integration Procedure.
4. (Optional) To see the types of data you can retrieve from NASA, click **Browse APIs**.

What’s next: [Create the Integration Procedure with the HTTP Action](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_create_the_integration_procedure_with_the_http_action_53207.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "After you configure NASA as a Remote Site and get a NASA API key, you can create and run the example Integration Procedure, which retrieves the astronomy picture of the day.").