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# Reply

## What's supported

### Supported actions

This connector supports:

* [Proxy Actions](/proxy-actions), using the base URL `https://api.reply.io`.

### Example integration

To define an integration for Reply, create a manifest file that looks like this:

```YAML theme={null}
# amp.yaml
specVersion: 1.0.0
integrations:
  - name: replyIntegration
    displayName: My Reply Integration
    provider: reply
    proxy:
      enabled: true
```

## Before you get started

To connect Reply with Ampersand, you will need a [Reply account](https://reply.io/). Reply offers a free trial that includes API access.

### Creating an API key for Reply

1. Sign in to your [Reply account](https://run.reply.io).
2. Go to **Settings**, then select **API keys**.
3. Click **Create My API key** and enter a descriptive name for the key.
4. Leave the expiration date empty for a key that never expires, or set a date to make the key expire.
5. Set the permission sliders to cover the scopes that your integration needs. The sliders default to **None**, and a key created without permissions returns `401 Unauthorized` on every request.
6. Click **Create key**, then copy the key.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/ampersand-24eb5c1a/Y8bcRBUON7tVxLVI/images/provider-guides/reply-api-key.gif?s=d6994c0fef08d0083542c9ddba2dcd8f" alt="Creating a Reply API key" width="800" height="450" data-path="images/provider-guides/reply-api-key.gif" />

[Click here](https://docs.reply.io/api-reference/authentication) for more information about generating an API key for Reply. The UI components will display this link, so that your users can successfully create API keys.

## Using the connector

This connector uses API Key auth, which means that you do not need to set up a Provider App before getting started. (Provider apps are only required for providers that use OAuth2 Authorization Code grant type.)

To start integrating with Reply:

* Create a manifest file like the [example above](#example-integration).
* Deploy it using the [amp CLI](/cli/overview).
* Embed the [InstallIntegration](/embeddable-ui-components#install-integration) UI component. The UI component will prompt the customer for their API key.
* Start making [Proxy Calls](/proxy-actions), and Ampersand will automatically attach the correct header required by API Key auth. Please note that this connector's base URL is `https://api.reply.io`.