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# Create An API User

Go to **Admin | Users** and click the *green* **Add User** button:

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**Create New User:**

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**Username:** Desired username for user (loginId on API requests)

**Email:** Email address for user (optional)

**Access Level:** Select 'Api User'

**Password:** Desired password **\*Note:** **The password must not have an "&" sign on it.** (password on API requests)

**Confirm:** Confirm Password

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#### **IP Whitelist** <a href="#createanapiuser-ipwhitelist" id="createanapiuser-ipwhitelist"></a>

**For each API user that is created, you will need to whitelist the IP of the server making the API calls to CheckoutChamp.**

**Alternatively, you can enter AWS, GOOGLE, AZURE, CLOUDFLARE or DIGITAL\_OCEAN to whitelist the entire range used by those services**
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***NOTE: API Users cannot log into the CRM. They can only send API calls to your instance.***
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