Using Your API Key

What is an API key and how do I use it?

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Written by Jeppe Liisberg
Updated over a week ago

An API key allows other applications to securely interact with Myphoner, for example when setting up zaps in Zapier or when working directly with our API (docs).

There are 2 different kinds of API keys within your Myphoner Account, the personal one which can be used to only affect your account or the account-wide API key.

Account-wide API Keys

This type of API key is used on an account level and can access all data. Only admins have access to account-wide API keys.

To find the account-wide API keys go to Manage, and select Integrations/API.

Please note that an account-wide API key has access to all of Myphoner. Don't give it to anybody that you don't trust!

It's best practice to generate a new key for each consumer (e.g. Zapier, Make, Integrately, or a custom integration) and label it after the consumer. That way you can later revoke access to a specific consumer (e.g. Zapier) but keep others running (e.g. a custom integration).

Personal API Keys

To find your personal API keys, navigate to My Preferences, select Credentials, and your API keys will be there.

Please note that your personal API key will give you the same access rights as your user has.

Again - it's best practice to generate a new key for each consumer (e.g. Zapier, Make, Integrately, or a custom integration) and label it after the consumer. That way you can later revoke access to a specific consumer (e.g. Zapier) but keep others running (e.g. a custom integration).

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