docs/v2/api/1_enabling_the_api.md
# Enabling the API
🚧 _Spina's API is currently in beta, it includes the most important endpoints but is not yet complete._
You enable the API by setting an API key in the initializer. It's highly recommended to use [Rails credentials](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/security.html#custom-credentials) to store your API key.
```
# config/initializers/spina.rb
Spina.configure do |config|
# ...
config.api_key = Rails.application.credentials.spina_api_key
end
```