# Authorization for API calls

For authenticating API calls, Kloudfuse supports basic authorization, using local user and password credentials.

To configure local users, see [Add Users](https://docs.kloudfuse.com/platform/3.2.5/install-add-users/).

1. When issuing a `curl` command, supply the `<username>` argument.

```console
   curl -u <username> <rest of the command>
   ```

2. The system prompts the user to enter the password, then processes the query.