# 401 - Unauthorised error

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**Created:** [May 22, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.parabola.io/t/401-unauthorised-error/572 "2020-05-22T16:56:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Luqman\_Zainal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@Luqman\_Zainal](https://community.parabola.io/u/Luqman_Zainal)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.parabola.io/t/401-unauthorised-error/572/1 "2020-05-22T16:56:53Z")

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I keep getting 401 - Unauthorised error from RapidAPI.  
But I’ve already created an API Key. So, I’m not sure where the issue is.  
Please help.

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**Author:** ![sachi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.parabola.io/sachi/32/10_2.png) [@sachi](https://community.parabola.io/u/sachi)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.parabola.io/t/401-unauthorised-error/572/2 "2020-05-22T17:42:28Z")

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Hi Luqman - Took a look at their API docs. RapidAPI requires the API Key to be passed as a Header.

Can you make sure your API Import step is set up with this Custom Header?  
 ![Screen Shot 2020-05-22 at 10.41.21 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/parabola/original/1X/71a628462b56ec676dc02bda7cf496fff723509b.png)

You can paste or type in `X-RapidAPI-Key` since you won’t see it in the dropdown. Please also make sure your `Authentication` dropdown above the header to be set to `None`.

If you’re still having trouble connecting, can you upload a screenshot of your configuration?

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**Author:** ![Luqman\_Zainal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@Luqman\_Zainal](https://community.parabola.io/u/Luqman_Zainal)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 1:48am UTC](https://community.parabola.io/t/401-unauthorised-error/572/3 "2020-05-23T01:48:08Z")

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Solved. Thanks!

Reason was that I had to write in X-RapidAPI-Key . Didn’t know that. Thanks for the quick support!

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**Author:** ![sachi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.parabola.io/sachi/32/10_2.png) [@sachi](https://community.parabola.io/u/sachi)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.parabola.io/t/401-unauthorised-error/572/4 "2020-05-24T22:11:51Z")

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No problem, @Luqman_Zainal!