# APIKeyConnectionMetadata
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Configuration for API key-based authentication to external services.

## Contents
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**Note**  
In the following list, the required parameters are described first.

 ** ApiKey **   <a name="QS-Type-APIKeyConnectionMetadata-ApiKey"></a>
The API key used for authentication.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** BaseEndpoint **   <a name="QS-Type-APIKeyConnectionMetadata-BaseEndpoint"></a>
The base URL endpoint for the external service.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 8192.  
Pattern: `https://.*`   
Required: Yes

 ** Email **   <a name="QS-Type-APIKeyConnectionMetadata-Email"></a>
The email address associated with the API key, if required.  
Type: String  
Pattern: `[\w.%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,}`   
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/quicksight-2018-04-01/APIKeyConnectionMetadata) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/quicksight-2018-04-01/APIKeyConnectionMetadata) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/quicksight-2018-04-01/APIKeyConnectionMetadata)