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title: "Acquire a TIDE API Key"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/DeploymentGuideIntegratingB1TDwithAWSRoute53/664371245/Acquire%20a%20TIDE%20API%20Key"
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To input TIDE feeds into an AWS Route 53 DNS Firewall, you must first acquire a TIDE API key from the Infoblox CSP. As mentioned in the prerequisites, a BloxOne Threat Defense Advanced license is required for TIDE feeds. In order to acquire a TIDE API key, perform the following steps:

1. Log into the Infoblox CSP. Once logged in, highlight** **your** username** located in the bottom left of the navigation panel, then click on **User Profile** in the list that is revealed.

![image-20240414-182456.png](media://e1af95d6-9378-4a5c-9e29-2cbf4b4f4c03)

2. On the *User Profile* page, click the **User API Keys** tab located at the top of the page.

![image-20240414-182427.png](media://095b689e-8315-438f-a8c0-b6a2ca8fcb01)

3. Click the **Create** button to begin creating an API key.

![image](media://d3e8c21e-97a8-4fa9-a3de-aec1b299770e)

4. On the Create Service API Key panel that is revealed. Give the API Key a **Name**.

![image-20240414-182537.png](media://7490c1ee-f5eb-4f04-a157-49b039d321fb)

5. (Optional) Change the API Keys expiration date by changing the **Expires at** field.

![image-20240414-182613.png](media://47ecbdcb-8454-4d71-805d-41588af90cb9)

6. Click **Save & Close** to confirm the creation of the API key.

![image-20240414-182700.png](media://89fe5137-b1f1-4bde-8087-65f177c6841f)

7. After clicking Save & Close, a* dialog box* will appear. **Copy** the API key from this dialog box and save it to a text file for use later. *Please note that once you close this dialog box, the API key will no longer be accessible.*

![image](media://76b229ea-a2dd-4d4d-8245-0505c15dbf5b)