Create and manage API keys

API keys authenticate programmatic access to one Bytes workspace.

Create a key

1. Open the correct workspace.
2. Open Workspace Settings.
3. Open Developer API.
4. Create a key with a name that describes its purpose.
5. Copy the plain-text key immediately.

The complete key is only shown when it is created.

Name keys clearly

Examples include:

• Website form automation
• Internal reporting script
• Cops & Coffee event importer
• Local CLI

Store keys safely

Treat an API key like a password.

Do not:

• commit it to Git
• paste it into client-side browser code
• put it in screenshots
• share it in chat
• save it in a public document

Revoke unused keys

Revoke a key when its purpose has ended, a service is retired or you believe it may have been exposed.