# API without Auth

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/api-without-auth/3669>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [May 8, 2016, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/api-without-auth/3669 "2016-05-08T08:30:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![petertl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/petertl/32/511_2.png) [@petertl](https://forum.mautic.org/u/petertl)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/api-without-auth/3669/1 "2016-05-08T08:30:59Z")

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Hi,  
  
  
  
is there any way to use the REST API without autenticating via oAuth first?  
  
  
  
Thank you!  
  
  
  
Peter

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**Author:** ![petertl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/petertl/32/511_2.png) [@petertl](https://forum.mautic.org/u/petertl)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/api-without-auth/3669/2 "2016-05-08T08:30:59Z")

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Hi,

is there any way to use the REST API without autenticating via oAuth first?

Thank you!

Peter

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**Author:** ![escopecz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/escopecz/32/370_2.png) [@escopecz](https://forum.mautic.org/u/escopecz)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/api-without-auth/3669/3 "2016-05-09T07:11:38Z")

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Not currently. Here is the discussion about it: [https://github.com/mautic/mautic/issues/1430](https://github.com/mautic/mautic/issues/1430)

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**Author:** ![petertl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/petertl/32/511_2.png) [@petertl](https://forum.mautic.org/u/petertl)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/api-without-auth/3669/4 "2016-05-09T12:07:22Z")

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Oh, that’s a pity. Can the CSV import somehow be automated?