# How to authenticate to device API when using official mender client

**URL:** <https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-authenticate-to-device-api-when-using-official-mender-client/4688>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Tags:** api, authentication\
**Created:** [February 25, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-authenticate-to-device-api-when-using-official-mender-client/4688 "2022-02-25T16:35:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![francoislefebvre](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/francoislefebvre/32/1238_2.png) [@francoislefebvre](https://hub.mender.io/u/francoislefebvre)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-authenticate-to-device-api-when-using-official-mender-client/4688/2 "2022-02-28T18:43:36Z")

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This [post](https://hub.mender.io/t/automatic-and-manual-updates-from-server/2802/9) provides the answer, I would say.

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