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Posted: **Fri Jul 05, 2024 11:28 am**

I'm looking to generate a new API Key for a customer. Currently, the process involves manually creating the key within the developer portal.

My question is:

Is there a way to generate new API Keys directly via an API call, eliminating the need for manual creation? (I have not seen anything like this in the documentation but I just wanted to make sure that I didn't miss something.

The ability to generate new API Keys within the portal would improve efficiency while setting up the API access for several clinics.

Thanks!

Posted: **Fri Jul 05, 2024 2:13 pm**

Customer Keys can only be made in the Developer Portal. From this forum post:

justine wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:49 pm
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The Developer Portal is secure, requiring a username and password. We would have to add this entirely new layer of validation to the current API model. The portal also requires active human interaction to log in and click to add a new API key. An automated way to do this would open the opportunity to (accidentally) call the key generation in a loop, flooding the developer with keys that can never be deleted.

While we may make changes to this process in the future, for now, API Customer Keys will continue to be made through the Developer Portal website. However, there is nothing in the Developer Portal that is preventing you from generating several unassigned Customer Keys. Keys that are generated, but unassigned, are not charged until they are entered into the practice's Open Dental installation.
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