Summary: Create a Neon API key, authenticate with the REST API, and make your first request to list projects using curl.

Create an API key and make your first authenticated request.

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The Neon API uses API keys and Bearer authentication. This page shows the shortest REST API path: create a key, set it as an environment variable, and call the /projects endpoint.

Create an API key in the Neon Console under Account settings > API keys. For detailed instructions and security best practices, see Manage API keys.

Neon supports three API key types:

Important: API key tokens are shown only once at creation. Store them securely because you can't retrieve them later.

All API requests use this base URL:

https://console.neon.tech/api/v2/

Include your API key in the Authorization header using Bearer authentication:

-H "Authorization: Bearer $NEON_API_KEY"

Set your API key as an environment variable, then list your projects:

export NEON_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

curl 'https://console.neon.tech/api/v2/projects' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $NEON_API_KEY" | jq

The response includes your projects with their IDs, regions, and other details:

{
  "projects": [
    {
      "id": "spring-example-302709",
      "name": "my-project",
      "region_id": "aws-us-east-2",
      "pg_version": 17,
      "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "pagination": { "cursor": "eyJsaW1pdCI6MX0" }
}

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