# API Access
URL: https://usememos.com/docs/integrations/api-access

Every Memos feature is available over the API. To call it programmatically, create a personal access token and send it as a Bearer credential.

## Create a personal access token [#create-a-personal-access-token]

Create and revoke tokens from your **user settings** in the app. Tokens use the `memos_pat_` prefix, and the plain token value is shown only once at creation — store it somewhere safe.

Tokens are scoped to your user: API calls made with a token can do what your user can do.

## Call the API [#call-the-api]

Pass the token in the `Authorization` header:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer memos_pat_..." \
  https://memos.example.com/api/v1/memos
```

## Where to go next [#where-to-go-next]

* [API Reference](/docs/api) — every service and method, REST and gRPC
* [Webhooks](/docs/integrations/webhooks) — push events instead of polling
* [MCP Server](/docs/integrations/mcp) — connect AI assistants using the same tokens
* [Security](/docs/configuration/security) — the full token security model