Authentication
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.. sidebar:: Authentication

SpaceSense's API requires you to authenticate with an API key given when you sign up for a trial or subscription.
The API key must be set as an environment variable called ``SS_API_KEY``. The following code snippet can be run in your terminal/environment
to set this environment variable.

.. code:: python

   import os
   from getpass import getpass
   if "SS_API_KEY" not in os.environ:
    from getpass import getpass
    api_key = getpass('Enter your api key : ')
    os.environ["SS_API_KEY"] = api_key

If you have any questions or need help with your authentication, please contact us at support@spacesense.ai.