# IBM Cloud

## Prerequisites <a href="#prerequisites" id="prerequisites"></a>

### Configure API Key <a href="#configure-api-key" id="configure-api-key"></a>

Before configuring the IBM Cloud Context Integration in Netography, you will need to have an API key already configured or set up. To set up an IBM Cloud API key, follow the API key creation [procedure](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/app-connect/container?topic=servers-creating-cloud-api-key#taskcreatingapikey**steps**1).

## Netography Portal Steps <a href="#netography-portal-steps" id="netography-portal-steps"></a>

Navigate to Integrations (make sure you are on the Context tab) and click "Add Integration", then select `IBM Cloud`

![](/files/LhpHFVNCesqmieAXcZIr)

### Configuration <a href="#configuration" id="configuration"></a>

The following fields are specific to the IBM integration.

| Field    | Required | Description  | Example |
| -------- | -------- | ------------ | ------- |
| `Region` | yes      | Cloud Region | us‑east |

### Authentication <a href="#authentication" id="authentication"></a>

The following fields are necessary for the integration to authenticate with IBM.

| Field     | Required | Description                                       |
| --------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| `API Key` | yes      | API Key created earlier for authenticating to IBM |


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