# MessageBird

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes with MessageBird.
- [MessageBird](/integrations/nodes/n8n-nodes-base.messageBird/)

## Prerequisites

Create a [MessageBird](https://www.messagebird.com/en/) account. 

## Using Access Token

1. Access your MessageBird dashboard.
2. Go to the [Developers section](https://dashboard.messagebird.com/en/developers/access).
3. Click on API access.
4. Click on 'Add access key' and create a new API key.
5. Use this API key with your MessageBird API node credentials in n8n.

![Getting MessageBird API credentials](/_images/integrations/credentials/messagebird/using-access-token.gif)