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# Creating an API key

This guide will help you to create a secret API key

The **Short.io** API features can only be accessed with an API key that you create for specific domain/team. Furthermore, API keys allow you to determine the purpose for which the API is used and therefore prevent fraud.

## To create an API key

1. From the **Short.io** Dashboard navigate to **Integrations and API**.
2. Click on **Create API key** :

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3. If you leave the option **Public key** disabled, this results in the creation of a **private** (or **secret**) key. You need to further restrict the scope of the key to a specific team or domain and then click on **Create**:

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4. Copy the key and store it in a safe place for further use:

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> You cannot recover **Short.io** secret keys but you can create new ones at any time.