# Licensing

## Content



Licensing is a way to protect intellectual property by ensuring that users are authorized to use MESCIUS products in their software. For details on licensing, please refer [MESCIUS Licensing](https://developer.mescius.com/componentone/docs/license/online-license/overview.html) information. You can also check our [website](https://developer.mescius.com/componentone/licensing) for the same.

You can license your WebAPI applications using the following two ways:

*   [Using Serial Key](https://developer.mescius.com/componentone/docs/license/online-license/activating-serial-key.html)
*   [Adding License File Manually](/componentone/docs/webapi/online-webapi/overview/Licensing#adding-license-file-manually)

### Adding License File manually

1.  In the **Solution Explorer**, right click the project and select **Add | New Item**. The **Add New Item** dialog appears.
2.  In the **Add New Item** dialog, select **C# | General** and select **Text File** in the right pane.
3.  Name the text file as **licenses.licx**.
4.  Add the following to the text file:
    
    ```LICENSES.LICX
    C1.Web.Api.LicenseDetector, C1.Web.Api
    ```
    

## See Also

[Technical Support](/componentone/docs/webapi/online-webapi/overview/TechnicalSupport)