## Set up Redash

URL: https://docs.atlan.com/apps/connectors/business-intelligence/redash/how-tos/set-up-redash

> :::warning Who can do this? You will probably need your Redash administrator to complete the following steps - you may not have access yourself.

:::warning Who can do this?
 You will probably need your Redash administrator to complete the following steps - you may not have access yourself.

:::

Atlan supports the API authentication method for fetching metadata from Redash. This method uses an API key to fetch metadata.

## Create user in Redash

To [create a new user](https://redash.io/help/user-guide/users/inviting-users) for Atlan to use when integrating with Redash:

1. Log in to your Redash instance.
2. In the top right of your Redash instance, click your profile name, and from the dropdown, click **Users**.
3. On the _Settings_ page, under the _Users_ tab, click the **New User** button.
4. In the _Create a New User_ dialog, enter the following details:
 1. For _Name_, add a meaningful name for the new user - for example, `Atlan`.
 2. For _Email address_, enter the email address for the new user.
 3. Click **Create** to create the new user.

## Configure new user

Once the new user has accepted the invitation, the new user will be added to the list of users in your Redash instance. You will need to configure the new user for integration with Atlan.

To configure the new user for [crawling Redash](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/redash/crawl-redash/llms.txt):

1. Log in to your Redash instance.
2. In the top right of your Redash instance, click your profile name, and from the dropdown, click **Users**.
3. On the _Settings_ page, under the _Users_ tab, select the [new user you created](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/redash/set-up-redash/llms.txt).
4. From the new user screen, complete the following steps:
 1. Each new user is added to the _Default_ group automatically in Redash. To configure [group permissions](https://redash.io/help/user-guide/users/creating-editing-groups), for _Groups_, click the dropdown and select **Admin** to add the new user to the admin group for [full access](https://redash.io/help/user-guide/users/permissions-groups).
 2. For _API Key_, click the clipboard icon to copy the API key for the new user and save it in a secure location.

---