# Step 2: Register your client API
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API requests use an access token to verify your credentials. These credentials are based on a client ID and client password that is generated when your client is registered with the Broker.

To access this token, you need to register with the Broker. Use [register-api-client](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dcv/latest/sm-admin/register-api-client.html) to register client API.

If you don't have a client ID and client password for your client, you must request them from your Broker administrator.