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updatedAt: 2025-05-27T21:14:47.000Z
agentTools:
  projectIndex: https://developer-docs.rivo.io/llms.txt
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# Authorization

**Simple, secure, and effective authorization.\
**\
Pass your API key as a header when making API requests.

```shell
curl --request GET \
     --url https://developer-api.rivo.io/merchant_api/v1/rewards \
     --header 'Authorization: YourApiKeyGoesHere'
```

Please read [our guide](https://help.rivo.io/en/articles/8544831-how-to-get-your-rivo-api-key) on how to create an API key in less than 30 seconds.