{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":1359,"path":"api-reference/web-services/t_CreateABasicAuthProfile.md","title":"Create a basic auth profile","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Create a basic auth profile\n\nCreate a basic auth profile to specify basic authentication credentials for one or more REST messages.\n\n## Before you begin\n\nRole required: web\\_service\\_admin\n\n## Procedure\n\n1.  Navigate to **All** > **System Web Services** > **REST Message**.\n\n2.  Select a REST message record.\n\n3.  In the **Authentication type** field, select **Basic**.\n\n4.  In the **Basic auth profile** field, click the reference lookup icon.\n\n5.  Click **New**.\n\n6.  Enter a descriptive **Name** for the profile.\n\n7.  Enter the **Username** and **Password** you want to send as basic authentication credentials.\n\n8.  Click **Submit**.\n\n\n## What to do next\n\nConfigure a REST message to use this basic auth profile.\n\n**Parent Topic:**[Configure a REST message with basic auth](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/api-reference/web-services/t_ConfigureRESTMsgBasicAuth.md)\n\n"}}