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

# Making a request

To make a request, your site must have a 'Authenticate with James Auth' button. An example button could be:

```html theme={null}
<button onclick="window.location.href='https://jamesauth.pages.dev/auth?app=[app short name]&scopes=[your scopes]'" class="inline-flex items-center gap-3 px-6 py-3 text-base font-medium text-white bg-indigo-600 rounded-lg shadow-md hover:bg-indigo-700 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-indigo-500 focus:ring-offset-2 transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out transform hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:translate-y-0">
    <i class="fas fa-shield-alt"></i>
    <span>Authenticate with James Auth</span>
</button>
```

Once they click the button, you must redirect to the official Authentication endpoint, which is:

```text theme={null}
https://jamesauth.pages.dev/auth?app=[app short name]&scopes=[your scopes]
```

<Tip>
  Make sure you open the endpoint URL in a new tab / window.
</Tip>

Replace '\[app short name]' with your application's short name, and '\[your scopes]' with the scopes you wish to request. You can learn more about scopes by checking out the [scopes documentation](/scopes).