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

# NocoDB credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

- [NocoDB](/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.nocodb.md)

## Supported authentication methods

- API token (recommended)
- User auth token

    /// note | User auth token deprecation
    NocoDB deprecated user auth tokens in v0.205.1. Use [API tokens](#using-api-token) instead.
    ///

## Related resources

Refer to [NocoDB's API documentation](https://data-apis-v2.nocodb.com/) for more information about the service.

## Using API token

To configure this credential, you'll need a [NocoDB](https://www.nocodb.com/) instance and:

- An **API Token**
- Your database **Host**

To generate an API token:

1. Log into NocoDB and select the **User menu** in the bottom left sidebar.
2. Select **Account Settings**.
3. Open the **Tokens** tab.
4. Select **Add new API token**.
5. Enter a **Name** for your token, like `n8n integration`.
6. Select **Save**.
7. Copy the **API Token** and enter it in your n8n credential.
8. Enter the **Host** of your NocoDB instance in your n8n credential, for example `http://localhost:8080`.

Refer to the NocoDB [API Tokens documentation](https://docs.nocodb.com/account-settings/api-tokens/) for more detailed instructions.

## Using user auth token

Before NocoDB deprecated it, user auth token was a temporary token designed for quick experiments with the API, valid for a session until the user logs out or for 10 hours.

/// note | User auth token deprecation
NocoDB deprecated user auth tokens in v0.205.1. Use [API tokens](#using-api-token) instead.
///

To configure this credential, you'll need a [NocoDB](https://www.nocodb.com/) instance and:

- A **User Token**
- Your database **Host**

To generate a user auth token:

1. Log into NocoDB and select the **User menu** in the bottom left sidebar.
2. Select **Copy Auth token**.
3. Enter that auth token as the **User Token** in n8n. 
4. Enter the **Host** of your NocoDB instance, for example `http://localhost:8080`.

Refer to the NocoDB [Auth Tokens documentation](https://docs.nocodb.com/account-settings/api-tokens/#auth-tokens) for more information.