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# API Key Creation

## Learn how to create and manage API Keys on the Parashift Platform.

An **API Key** is the access token that enables integrations to send and collect information from the Parashift Platform.

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    - Open section **API Keys.**

### Key Creation

 To create an API key, click **New**in the upper-right corner and complete the following steps: 

1. Enter a name for the API key.
2. Set the expiration date for the API key.
3. Click **Save**.
4. Copy and securely store the API key.

The key is displayed only once and cannot be viewed again later.

![2-Aug-27-2026-11-56-17-1263-AM](https://support.parashift.io/hs-fs/hubfs/2-Aug-27-2026-11-56-17-1263-AM.png?width=581&height=336&name=2-Aug-27-2026-11-56-17-1263-AM.png)![3-Aug-27-2026-12-00-58-3983-PM](https://support.parashift.io/hs-fs/hubfs/3-Aug-27-2026-12-00-58-3983-PM.png?width=670&height=316&name=3-Aug-27-2026-12-00-58-3983-PM.png)

 

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