> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://tyk.io/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Tyk Dashboard Admin API

> Tyk Dashboard Admin API documentation. This page provides details on how to use the Tyk Dashboard Admin API for setting up and provisioning a Tyk Dashboard instance.

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<img src="https://tyk.io/docs/img/dashboard_admin_swagger_image.png" width="963" height="250" />

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For Tyk On-Premises installations only, the Dashboard Admin API has two endpoints and is used to set up and provision a Tyk Dashboard instance without the command line.

In order to use the Dashboard Admin API, you'll need to get the `admin_secret` value from your Tyk Dashboard configurations.

The secret you set should then be sent along as a header with each Dashboard Admin API Request in order for it to be successful:

```
admin-auth: <your-secret>
```