# Introduction

## API Key

You can generate API keys on our platform: [https://www.allvoicelab.com/workbench/api-keys](/content/workbench/api-keys/index.html)

Every request to the API must include your API key, used to authenticate your requests and track usage.

**Remember your API key is a secret.** Do not share it with others or expose it in any client-side code.

All API requests should include your API key in an `ai-api-key` HTTP header as follows:

```yaml
ai-api-key: AVOICE_API_KEY
```

## API Request

You can paste the command below into your terminal to run your API request. Make sure to replace `$AVOICE_API_KEY` with your secret API key.

```javascript
curl 'https://api.allvoicelab.com/$PATH' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ 
  -H 'ai-api-key: $AVOICE_API_KEY'
```

## Timeout Error

If the interface does not return a result within 7 minutes.