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title: Troubleshooting the Checklick API
description: Having trouble connecting to the Checklick API? Learn how to troubleshoot common API connection errors, including endpoint setup, HTTPS use, required headers, secret key authorization, and organization ID matching. Get quick fixes or contact support for help debugging your API connection.
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# Troubleshooting the Checklick API

Having trouble connecting to Checklick using the API? Here are a few common mistakes:

- Are you sending your request to **api**.checklick.com? 
- Are you sending your request over **HTTPS**?
- Does your request include the MIME-type header: 
  
  ```
  Content-Type:application/vnd.api+json
  ```
- Does your request include the api version header, such as: 
  
  ```
  Api-Version:2
  ```
- Does your request include a valid secret key header, like: 
  
  ```
  Authorization:Token token=2c96ef73e5ad003362b1851cb7c607f3
  ```
- Does your request include an organization ID header that matches your secret key, like:
  
  ```
  Organization-Id:999
  ```

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