# API cannot be found in the documentation

**URL:** <https://discuss.konghq.com/t/api-cannot-be-found-in-the-documentation/8573>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [June 21, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/api-cannot-be-found-in-the-documentation/8573 "2021-06-21T13:51:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![weehongayden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cdc98d/32.png) [@weehongayden](https://discuss.konghq.com/u/weehongayden)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/api-cannot-be-found-in-the-documentation/8573/1 "2021-06-21T13:51:39Z")

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Hello everyone,

I am learning to set up the KONG based on the documentation.

> **[Open-Source API Management and Microservice Management](https://docs.konghq.com/gateway-oss/2.4.x/getting-started/adding-consumers/#2-provision-key-credentials-for-your-consumer)**
>
> Secure, Manage & Extend your APIs or Microservices with plugins for authentication, logging, rate-limiting, transformations and more.

I am referring to the documentation simultaneously to understand what’s the API trying to do, request the body to pass, and respond body.

However, I cannot find the API mentioned below in the API documentation. It just works. ☹

```auto
curl -i -X POST \
  --url http://localhost:8001/consumers/Jason/key-auth/ \
  --data 'key=ENTER_KEY_HERE'

```

Can someone guide me to the API documentation?

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**Author:** ![joedas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@joedas](https://discuss.konghq.com/u/joedas)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/api-cannot-be-found-in-the-documentation/8573/2 "2021-06-25T19:12:41Z")

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Hi,

Details for the key-auth plugin can be found here: [Key Authentication plugin | Kong](https://docs.konghq.com/hub/kong-inc/key-auth/#create-a-key)