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# Create API Keys

> This page shows you how to use Hamsa Dashboard to create new API keys.

 
 

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## Create an API Key

Once you logged in, please select the **Create API Key** button on the **Dashboard** page, or you can choose
**API keys** tab and then choose **Create API Key** button as illustrated in the images below.

![Create API key from dashboard page](https://mintcdn.com/nadsoft/SahBPGvOZ9m9nPQE/images/create-api-key-home.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=SahBPGvOZ9m9nPQE\&q=85\&s=519a978b4ccc498cadaf1fdcec9b58e1)

![Create API key from API key page](https://mintcdn.com/nadsoft/SahBPGvOZ9m9nPQE/images/create-api-key-api-key-page.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=SahBPGvOZ9m9nPQE\&q=85\&s=36af884f3fa44570a1aeb0d16a9aacca)

Once you hit that button, a pop up will appear where you have two options:
<li>First, you can set an **API Key Name** and **Expiry Date**</li>
<li>Second, you can set an **API Key Name** with **No Expiry Date**</li>

![Create API key pop up](https://mintcdn.com/nadsoft/SahBPGvOZ9m9nPQE/images/create-api-key-pop-up.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=SahBPGvOZ9m9nPQE\&q=85\&s=8dd80499acf211a605abc049348c866b)

After creating the API key, You can now copy the API Key Identifier from Hamsa Dashboard and use it in the routes!

![Copy API kye](https://mintcdn.com/nadsoft/SahBPGvOZ9m9nPQE/images/copy-api-key.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=SahBPGvOZ9m9nPQE\&q=85\&s=bac65c0efd74ee16c94ecd6970acdf17)

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