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Documentation for the Mistral Cloud credentials. Use these credentials to
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# Mistral Cloud credentials
You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:
* [Mistral AI](../app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.mistralai.md)
* [Mistral Cloud](../cluster-nodes/sub-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmchatmistralcloud.md)
* [Embeddings Mistral Cloud](../cluster-nodes/sub-nodes/n8n-nodes-langchain.embeddingsmistralcloud.md)
## Prerequisites
- Create a [Mistral](https://mistral.ai/) La Plateforme account.
- You must add payment information in **Workspace >** [**Billing**](https://admin.mistral.ai/organization/billing) and activate payments to enable API keys. Refer to [Account setup](https://docs.mistral.ai/getting-started/quickstart/#account-setup) for more information.
## Supported authentication methods
- API key
## Related resources
Refer to [Mistral's API documentation](https://docs.mistral.ai/api/) for more information about the APIs.
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## Using API key
To configure this credential, you'll need:
- An **API Key**
Once you've added payment information to your Mistral Cloud account:
1. Sign in to your [Mistral account](https://console.mistral.ai/home).
2. Go to the **API Keys** page.
3. Select **Create new key**.
4. Copy the API key and enter it in your n8n credential.
Refer to [Account setup](https://docs.mistral.ai/getting-started/quickstart/#account-setup) for more information.
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Mistral requires you to add payment information and activate payments to use API keys. Refer to the [Prerequisites](#prerequisites) section above for more information.
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