## Set up Monte Carlo

URL: https://docs.atlan.com/apps/connectors/observability/monte-carlo/how-tos/set-up-monte-carlo

> :::warning Who can do this? You will probably need your Monte Carlo [account owner](https://docs.getmontecarlo.com/docs/authorizationmanaged-roles-and-groups).

:::warning Who can do this?
 You will probably need your Monte Carlo [account owner](https://docs.getmontecarlo.com/docs/authorization#managed-roles-and-groups) to complete these steps - you may not have access yourself.

:::

Atlan supports the API authentication method for fetching metadata from Monte Carlo. This method uses an API key ID and secret to fetch metadata.

## Create an account-service API key

:::info **Did you know?** 
 Atlan does **not** make any API requests or queries that will update the objects in your Monte Carlo environment.

:::

You will need to create an [account-service API key](https://docs.getmontecarlo.com/docs/creating-an-api-token) in Monte Carlo for integration with Atlan.

To create an account-service API key for [crawling Monte Carlo](https://docs.atlan.com/llms/connectors/monte-carlo/crawl-monte-carlo/llms.txt):

1. Log in to your Monte Carlo instance.
2. In the top header of your Monte Carlo instance, click **Settings**.
3. In the left menu under _Settings_, click **API Access** and then click **Account Service Keys**.
4. From the _Account Service Keys_ page, click the **Create Key** button.
5. In the _Create Account Service Key_ dialog, enter the following details:
 1. For _Description_, add a meaningful description for your API key - for example, `Atlan connection`.
 2. From the _Authorization Groups_ dropdown, select **Viewers (All)** to provide [minimum permissions](https://docs.getmontecarlo.com/docs/authorization#managed-roles-and-groups) for crawling Monte Carlo.
 3. (Optional) For _Expires After_, keep the default selection or select a preferred option.
 4. Click **Create** to finish creating the account-service API key.
6. From the corresponding screen, copy the _Key ID_ and _Secret_ and store them in a secure location.

 :::warning

 The API secret cannot be retrieved later.

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