> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.usekana.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Simple Mode

## Description

The Simple Mode authorization of our Client SDK uses both the **identifier of the user** who you want to pull data for (ie. the `id` on a [User](/reference/admin-api-backend-reference/objects#user)) and a **Public** **API Key** to authenticate requests.

Your token should start with `pub_` and will end with a random 32-character alphanumeric string - for example: `pub_test_794df9bu824e7d0176e079940e0915le`.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/usekana/Z2Fsz-a5lBmMYI5l/images/client-sdk-frontend/authorization-frontend/client-api-key.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Z2Fsz-a5lBmMYI5l&q=85&s=f17d5a8d04a1f0d72fd4d6756be9d9b3" alt="Client API Key" width="2000" height="1250" data-path="images/client-sdk-frontend/authorization-frontend/client-api-key.png" />

<Note>
  **Where can I get my API Key from?**

  You can fetch this in the [Dashboard > API Keys](https://dashboard.usekana.com/apiKeys) section under the title of *"Client API Key"*.

  Bear in mind that this is **separate from the Private Admin API Key** which is instead [used for the Admin API](/admin-api-backend/authorization-backend). Make sure not to get them mixed as it's *dangerous* to expose the Private Admin API Key.
</Note>

## Using your key

You will need to provide both the Public API Key (as `apiKey`) and the `id` of the user that you want to pull data for (as `userId`) when initializing the client.

```javascript theme={null}
import { KanaUserClient } from "@usekana/client-kana-js";

const apiKey = "pub_live_xyz"; // Make sure this is your PUBLIC API Key

// Stored client-side to be assigned to this constant
const currentUser = {
  id: "123456",
  name: "Zach Read",
  email: "zach@usekana.com",
};

const kanaUserClient = new KanaUserClient({
  apiKey: apiKey,
  userId: currentUser.id,
});
```

<Warning>
  Make sure to replace the API Key with your own when using the above code
  sample.
</Warning>