{"id":665,"date":"2024-09-25T13:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T13:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/?post_type=tesserakb&#038;p=665"},"modified":"2024-12-20T16:48:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T16:48:48","slug":"how-to-connect-my-app-to-my-account","status":"publish","type":"tesserakb","link":"https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/knowledgebase\/how-to-connect-my-app-to-my-account\/","title":{"rendered":"How to connect my App to my account?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Establishing a Secure Connection Between Your Desktop App and OpticalBackup Account<\/h3>\n<p>To effectively use the <strong>OpticalBackup desktop app<\/strong>, you need to establish a trusted, authenticated connection between the app and your <strong>OpticalBackup account<\/strong>. This process is securely managed through an <strong>API key<\/strong>, allowing seamless communication while safeguarding your data.<\/p>\n<h4>Steps to Establish a Connection:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Generate an API key<\/strong>. Refer to our tutorial: <strong>&#8220;How to Create an API Key?&#8221;<\/strong> You can create multiple API keys, but it&#8217;s important to keep them private. Anyone with access to your key can access your backup files.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have your API key, open the <strong>OpticalBackup desktop app<\/strong> and click the large <strong>&#8220;Connect Your Account&#8221;<\/strong> button in the upper-right corner.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-666 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help_pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/not_conected-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/not_conected-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/not_conected-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/not_conected-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/not_conected-1536x1006.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/not_conected-2048x1341.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A dialog box &#8220;<strong>Server Connection<\/strong>&#8221; will appear where you can paste your <strong>API key<\/strong> and click <strong>&#8220;Save.&#8221;<\/strong> If nothing happens, ensure the key was entered correctly. If needed, you can generate a new key from your dashboard by following the provided links or go to your <a href=\"https:\/\/app.opticalbackup.com\/api-tokens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">API account page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-667 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help_pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/api-1024x670.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/api-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/api-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/api-768x503.jpg 768w, https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/api-1536x1006.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/api-2048x1341.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once the key is valid, account details will appear in the upper-right corner, and the main menu buttons will be enabled for use.<\/p>\n<p>Now you&#8217;re ready to manage and automate your backups effortlessly with <strong>OpticalBackup<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-647 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help_pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/job-list-1024x711.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/job-list-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/job-list-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/job-list-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/job-list-1536x1067.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/job-list-2048x1423.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Establishing a Secure Connection Between Your Desktop App and OpticalBackup Account To effectively use the OpticalBackup desktop app, you need to establish a trusted, authenticated connection between the app and your OpticalBackup account. 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