Create and manage API keys

API keys let your own software send messages through FortWave. Each key gives full access to your account's API, so treat it like a password.

Create a key

1. 1Open Settings from the user menu, then API keys under Developer.
2. 2Select Create API Key, give it a Key Name that says where it will be used (for example website-production), and select Create Key.
3. 3Copy the key straight away and store it somewhere safe, such as your server's environment variables or a secrets manager.

Keep keys safe

• Use keys only from your server. Never put them in a website, a mobile app or a public code repository.
• Create one key per application or environment, so you can revoke one without breaking the others.
• The Last Used column shows when each key was last used. Revoke keys you no longer need.

Revoke a key

Select Revoke next to the key. It stops working immediately, and any request that uses it is refused. Do this at once if a key may have leaked.

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