# Campaigns

Trigger campaigns using the Nexthink Campaigns API, giving you the flexibility to create integrations with external applications.

## Setting up API credentials

To set up an integration with the Nexthink API, you must first create a set of API credentials in your instance that the external application or service will use to access the API and send requests to Remote Actions. Refer to the [API Credentials](/api/readme.md) documentation.

## Configuring a campaign for API

1. Create a new campaign or edit an existing one as described in the [Manage Campaigns](https://docs.nexthink.com/platform/latest/manage-campaigns) documentation.
2. Under the **General** tab, check the **API** check box.

![Enabling a campaign for the API](/files/qypSY899d9jv7aIgUs3H)

## Copying a campaign ID

To trigger a campaign via the API, you must know its NQL ID.

1. Select **Campaigns** from the main menu.
2. Click the **Manage campaigns** button at the bottom of the navigation panel.
3. Find the campaign you need the ID for and edit it.
4. Save the NQL ID for late use.


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