# REST API Authentication

**URL:** https://forum.networklessons.com/t/rest-api-authentication/54608
**Category:** Lessons Discussion
**Created:** [January 7, 2025, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/rest-api-authentication/54608 "2025-01-07T09:36:42Z")
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### Author: ![ReneMolenaar](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/user_avatar/forum.networklessons.com/renemolenaar/32/488_2.png) [@ReneMolenaar](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/ReneMolenaar)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2025, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/rest-api-authentication/54608/1 "2025-01-07T09:36:42Z")

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This topic is to discuss the following lesson:

> **[REST API Authentication](https://networklessons.com/network-automation/rest-api-authentication)**
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> This lesson explains REST API authentication with basic authentication, API key authentication, and token based authentication (JWT).