# API keys

Create a named API key, copy its secret once, and revoke keys you no longer trust.

Manage API keys at the bottom of `/account`. Give a key a name, select **Create key**, and copy the secret immediately. The full secret is displayed once only.

![API keys at the bottom of Account. A secret is shown only at the moment you create it.](/docs-media/account.png?w=1728&h=1084)

## Creating a key

1. Open `/account` and scroll to **API keys**.
2. Enter a descriptive name.
3. Select **Create key** and copy the secret from the confirmation panel.

Store the secret in a secure credential manager. If it is lost or exposed, revoke the key and create a replacement; PeekPanda cannot show the full secret again.

Creating a key requires an active plan. Without one, the account page explains how to choose a plan.

## Your keys

The key list shows its name, a safe identifier preview, creation date, latest use, and current status. Unused and revoked keys are clearly identified.

## Revoking a key

Select **Delete**, then confirm the choice. The key stops working immediately. Its record remains visible as revoked so you can understand your account’s credential history.

## Using a key

Keys authenticate requests made to PeekPanda’s public API. Treat a key like a password: do not place it in client-side code, share it in messages, or commit it to source control. See [authentication](/docs/authentication) and [API reference](/docs/api-reference) before integrating.

## Related

- [Profile and plan](/docs/profile-and-plan)
- [Usage and limits](/docs/usage-and-limits)
- [Authentication](/docs/authentication)
- [API reference](/docs/api-reference)