# API in Postman

In this section, we will give you a quick overview of how to use the Postman API tool to send your first requests to the BoldSign API.

## Setup

If you do not have Postman yet, start by downloading and installing it from {% customlink href="https://www.getpostman.com/downloads/" text="getpostman.com" /%}.

Once you have installed Postman, you can start adding the BoldSign API collection by clicking this button.

[![Run in Postman](/static/images/run-in-postman.svg)](https://god.gw.postman.com/run-collection/24291027-6fe717b2-c0aa-4d61-8d8b-cfed12eb596e?action=collection%2Ffork&collection-url=entityId%3D24291027-6fe717b2-c0aa-4d61-8d8b-cfed12eb596e%26entityType%3Dcollection%26workspaceId%3D243cafef-12cf-4ec0-b4f9-ef9018303398)

## Authorization

The easiest way to authorize your requests is to add your X-API-KEY. To do that, you will first need to find your API token by following the link {% customlink href="https://app.boldsign.com/api-management/api-key/" text="Generate API Key" /%}.

Next, continue with the following steps:

- To authorize your requests, add your X-API-KEY to Postman by clicking the drop-down menu (three-dot icon) next to the collection name.
- Choose `Edit.`
- In the new edit screen, click the `Authorization` tab.
- Add the type of authorization method, the Key (which is X-API-KEY), and the value of your X-API-KEY. Then, choose `Add to` to be `Header.`
- Confirm the changes by clicking the `Update` button.

Now, you can make your first request. Make sure that under the Authorization tab, the authorization type is selected as `Inherit auth from parent.`

The following gif image visualizes the sending of a request to the BoldSign API in Postman.
![Sending request in Postman](/static/images/postman.gif)