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# How to Authenticate Captivate Sync™ After Installation

So that information can be securely passed between your Captivate podcast hosting dashboard and your WordPress website, either self-hosted or via our fully managed, hosted & supported Podcast Websites platform, you need to give Captivate Sync™ the authority to talk to your Captivate dashboard.

## Authenticating Captivate Sync™ within your self-hosted WordPress dashboard

Once you've installed and activated Captivate Sync™, it's time to connect your WordPress site and Captivate, using your unique User ID and API Key. Don't worry if this sounds all technical, it's really easy to do!

* In your WordPress dashboard click __Captivate Sync™__ and then __Authentication__
* Head on over to your Captivate dashboard click __My Account__ and then Click __Reveal API key__
* In WordPress, paste the __User ID__ and __API key__ into the relevant boxes within Captivate Sync™
* Click to authenticate

Prefer video? Take a look at the video and follow along with the steps:

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That's it! Your WordPress site is now connected to your Captivate dashboard, and vice versa, making it super easy to manage your show and episodes on both platforms!

****Next:**** [Synchronising podcasts between Captivate and WordPress.](https://help.captivate.fm/en/articles/3467826-how-to-sync-podcasts-between-captivate-and-wordpress)