{"id":860,"date":"2025-09-14T18:08:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T15:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/?post_type=documentation&#038;p=860"},"modified":"2025-09-14T18:08:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T15:08:54","slug":"api-key-management","status":"publish","type":"documentation","link":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/docs\/about-shareai\/console\/api-key-management\/","title":{"rendered":"API Key Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>API keys allow secure programmatic access to the ShareAI decentralized network. Follow these simple steps to generate and manage your API keys using the ShareAI Console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Generating a New API Key<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Navigate to API Keys<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/console.shareai.now\/app\/api-key\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/console.shareai.now\/app\/api-key\/<\/a>, or click <strong>API Keys<\/strong> from the dropdown menu under your account profile in the console.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-12-1024x593-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-12-1024x593-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-12-1024x593-1-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-12-1024x593-1-768x445.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Create New API Key<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on the <strong>Create New Key<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter a descriptive name for your API key in the prompt provided.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Add Key<\/strong> to proceed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1015\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-14.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-14.png 1015w, https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-14-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-14-768x266.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Save Your API Key<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Once generated, your new API key will be displayed <strong>only once<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Important:<\/strong> Immediately copy your API key and store it securely. ShareAI will not display the key again for security reasons, and our team cannot recover a lost key.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Copy Key<\/strong>, store it securely, and then select <strong>Close<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-182822-1024x441-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-182822-1024x441-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-182822-1024x441-1-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-182822-1024x441-1-768x331.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Practices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keep your API keys confidential. Only share them with trusted team members.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure secure storage practices to avoid unauthorized access or misuse.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generate separate keys for different applications or team members to enhance security.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">API Key Limits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can generate as many API keys as needed. In future updates, ShareAI will introduce enhanced features allowing specific permissions per key, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Restricted access to specific AI models.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Token or user credit usage limits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Special permissions like &#8220;Priority over my device.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned for these advanced features.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>API keys allow secure programmatic access to the ShareAI decentralized network. Follow these simple steps to generate and manage your API keys using the ShareAI Console. Generating a New API Key Step 1: Navigate to API Keys Step 2: Create New API Key Step 3: Save Your API Key Best Practices API Key Limits You [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","docs-category":[24],"knowledge-base":[],"class_list":["post-860","documentation","type-documentation","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/api\/wp\/v2\/documentation\/860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/api\/wp\/v2\/documentation"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/documentation"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/api\/wp\/v2\/documentation\/860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":864,"href":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/api\/wp\/v2\/documentation\/860\/revisions\/864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"docs-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/api\/wp\/v2\/docs-category?post=860"},{"taxonomy":"knowledge-base","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/api\/wp\/v2\/knowledge-base?post=860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}