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[Integrations](https://help.collaboard.app/administration?hsLang=en#integrations) # API Keys ## Use API Keys to authenticate requests to the public API of Collaboard on behalf of the API Key owner. ### Introduction Whenever a third-party application needs to authenticate to Collaboard on behalf of a user, API Keys may be used. An API Key is a private key that - is generated on demand by a user - is tied to the user who created it - has a defined expiration date **Please note** API Keys enable authentication to all Collaboard app features on your behalf. Please exercise care when using API Keys! Do not save the key anywhere but at its intended destination. ### Create and use an API Key 1. Navigate to your Collaboard profile and create the API Key. ![](https://help.collaboard.app/hubfs/image-png-Jun-26-2023-12-52-40-0838-PM.png) You can specify the name to your liking and the expiration date up to one year. The key will show one-time only! If you miss copying it, you will need to create a new key and delete the old key. Deletions can be done any time. 2. Copy-paste the key to the settings of e.g. a Collaboard integration running in a third party app: ![](https://help.collaboard.app/hubfs/image-png-Jun-26-2023-11-13-53-2191-AM.png) *Example taken from the Collaboard integration with Rocket.Chat.* 3. An authorization token will be obtained and the app can use the authorization token to issue API requests on your behalf, thus log you in to Collaboard behind the scenes. ### Use cases API Keys support the following use cases: **Use a Collaboard integration from your account of a third party app** By using an API Key authentication will happen in the background. You can just use the Collaboard integration without disturbance. This works until the API Key expires. 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