Creating an API Key
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Introduction
An API key is a distinct code used to identify and authenticate a user or application attempting to access an API (Application Programming Interface).
Let’s go through the process of generating an API key. Please watch the video below or follow the steps shown below the video.
Video Guide
Navigating to the API keys
To generate an API key, navigate to the developer tools section on the homepage.
Creating your API Key
Select the Create new API key button to begin the creation process.
Setting your expiry date
After pressing the button, a pop-up will appear. You will be able to enter the expiry date for your API key, once set select the Create API key button.
Congratulations you have created an API key, you will now be taken to back to the overview page.
API key overview
Back on the overview page, you will now see your knew API key.
- Started on: The date the API key was created.
- Expiry date: The date the API key will expire.
- Primary Key: The API key itself.
- Eye: selecting this will reveal the primary key.
- Copy: this will copy the primary key information.
- Actions: You will be bale to delete the API key here
PLEASE BE AWARE – When deleting you will be advised that ‘Deleting an API key will permanently remove the API key and any associated data‘.