---
title: Cohere credentials
description: Documentation for the Cohere credentials. Use these credentials to authenticate Cohere in n8n, a workflow automation platform.
contentType: [integration, reference]
---

# Cohere credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

* [Cohere](/integrations/builtin/cluster-nodes/sub-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmcohere.md)
* [Cohere Chat](/integrations/builtin/cluster-nodes/sub-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmchatcohere.md)
* [Reranker Cohere](/integrations/builtin/cluster-nodes/sub-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.rerankercohere.md)
* [Embeddings Cohere](/integrations/builtin/cluster-nodes/sub-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.embeddingscohere.md)

## Prerequisites

Create a [Cohere account](https://cohere.com/).

You'll need an account with the following access:

- For the Trial API, you need User or Owner permissions.
- For Production API, you need Owner permissions.

Refer to [Cohere Teams and Roles documentation](https://docs.cohere.com/reference/teams-and-roles) for more information.

## Supported authentication methods

- API key

## Related resources

Refer to [Cohere's documentation](https://docs.cohere.com/reference/about) for more information about the service.

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## Using API key

To configure this credential, you'll need:

- An **API Key**: To generate a Cohere API key, go to the [API Keys section of your Cohere dashboard](https://dashboard.cohere.com/api-keys).