# Access my private space endpoints without access token
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**Author:**  [@inboxpilot](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Finboxpilot)%5C
**Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Faccess-my-private-space-endpoints-without-access-token%2F131792%2F1 "2024-12-16T20:37:46Z")
How can I make hf space be private (I don’t want to expose my files) but at the same time not require any access token/authorization when i am making api calls?
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**Author:**  [@thesab](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Fthesab)%5C
**Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 11:12am UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Faccess-my-private-space-endpoints-without-access-token%2F131792%2F2 "2024-12-17T11:12:39Z")
Because of security policies, you can’t have a private Space accessible via API without authentication on Hugging Face. This ensures that only authorized users can access protected content and features.
Here’s a tip: Keep your Space public and handle sensitive data externally or through environment variables (private). This way, you can offer API access without authentication while keeping your private information safe.
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**Author:**  [@John6666](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2FJohn6666)%5C
**Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Faccess-my-private-space-endpoints-without-access-token%2F131792%2F3 "2024-12-17T13:29:28Z")
Alternatively, you could scrape the data using a browser component.😅 This is a very difficult method. Whether you use the method above or this method, it is a method that is quite close to hacking.
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**Author:**  [@inboxpilot](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Fu%2Finboxpilot)%5C
**Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](/static-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscuss.huggingface.co%2Ft%2Faccess-my-private-space-endpoints-without-access-token%2F131792%2F4 "2024-12-19T19:34:59Z")
Is there a production HF spaces alternative?