# 1. Get your Credentials

Once you complete your onboarding process, Bloom will provide you with two credentials: **Client ID** and **Client Secret**.

If you have not started your onboarding process, please [contact us](https://www.bloomcredit.io/contact-us) to obtain your credentials to access.

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> We encourage users to get acquainted with our API in our sandbox. [Contact us](https://www.bloomcredit.io/contact-us) if you're interested in obtaining credentials to access to our sandbox.

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# 2. Set up the API Authentication

All requests to the Bloom API must be authenticated. Check out the [API Authentication](https://developers.bloomcredit.io/reference/authentication) page to learn how to retrieve and use an access token to authenticate your API requests.