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Basic auth

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Basic authentication is the simplest way to authenticate with Ably. It requires passing an API key when instancing an SDK.

The following is an example of using basic authentication:

Realtime
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const realtime = new Ably.Realtime({
  key: 'demokey:*****'
});
API key:
DEMO ONLY

Basic auth architecture

The process used by Ably SDKs to authenticate with Ably using basic authentication is illustrated in the following diagram: