Accessing Credentials and API
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Accessing Credentials
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Below are instructions for accessing Superstaq credentials.

#. Navigate to https://superstaq.infleqtion.com/.
#. Choose your preferred method to sign up or sign in (Google or other email).
#. Verify your account by following the link that you receive in the confirmation email. Note that you will not be able to compile/submit jobs without verifying your email address.
#. Click the clipboard symbol to copy the key shown next to "Your API key". Save this key in a secure location; never upload your API key to GitHub. You can
   recover or regenerate this API key at any time by logging back in to your `profile page <https://superstaq.infleqtion.com/profile>`_.
#. If you forget your password you can reset it by following `this link <https://superstaq.infleqtion.com/forgot_password>`_ and entering your email to receive a recovery link.

Your balance is listed above your Superstaq API key. If you have any questions or concerns about your balance (e.g., your balance is too low), please contact superstaq@infleqtion.com.

Accessing Superstaq API Frontend
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Superstaq's API has a Swagger frontend that users may find helpful to use.

#. From the `login <https://superstaq.infleqtion.com/>`_ or `profile <https://superstaq.infleqtion.com/profile>`_ page, at the bottom of the page, click on the Open API or API buttons, respectively.
#. This will take you to the Swagger frontend page. Click on Authorize, enter your Superstaq API as the value, and click Authorize. Then click Close.
#. Expand the endpoints section by clicking on the arrow next to v0.2.0.
#. You will see a list of API endpoints. Click on any one to expand details and click "Try it out" to use any of the available endpoints.