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# Generate, manage, and use Devolutions Server API keys

This article describes how to generate and manage API keys for Devolutions Server as well as how to use them.

### Allow users to generate API keys

API keys usage requires a permission which can be given globally or at the user-level. To allow every user to generate and use API keys, head over to ***Administration*** – ***System settings*** – ***Users***, and check ***Allow API key*** under the ***Users*** heading.

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/DVLS4243_2025_3.png)

For specific users, navigate to ***Administration*** – ***Users*** – ***Edit*** (pen icon) – ***Settings***, and choose ***Yes*** in the ***Allow API key*** dropdown menu.

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/DVLS4244_2025_3.png)

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User-level permission overrides global settings, giving administrators granular control over API key usage.
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### API keys management and usage

Once the proper permission has been granted, users can generate API keys by clicking on their profile picture, then ***Preferences*** – ***API keys*** – ***Generate API key***.

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Once generated, an API key will only be shown once. Keep the key secret, rotate it regularly, and delete it if exposed.
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The keys can be managed directly by users in their profile's ***Preferences*** – ***API keys*** window, and globally by administrators in ***Administration*** – ***Users' API keys***.

To use API keys for scripts and integrations, use the `Bearer` prefix in the `Authorization` header:

```powershell
"Authorization" = "Bearer $YourAPIKey"
```

#### See also

* [API keys entry settings](https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/kb/knowledge-base/entry-settings/api-key/)


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