Creating API Keys

API keys are associated with Deepgram Projects, which organize all of your Deepgram resources and consist of a set of users, a set of API keys, and billing and monitoring settings.

When you create an API key, you assign it a Role, which determines which actions it can be used to perform in the associated Project. Deepgram uses a tiered system of access control to provide granular access to its endpoints. To learn more about roles, see Working with Roles.

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When you sign up, we automatically create your 1st Project for you.

Create an API key using the Deepgram Console

You must create your first API key using the Deepgram Console. Thereafter, you can continue to add additional API keys using the Console, or you can create additional API Keys using the Deepgram API.

1. Log in to the Deepgram Console.

2. Locate the Projects drop down on the top-left, select the project to which you want to add an API Key.

3. Select Settings.

4. Select the API Keys view.

5. Select Create a New API Key.

6. Enter settings, and select Create Key:

   Name	Description
   Friendly Name (Comment)	Name or comment to help you identify and differentiate between your keys.
   Permissions	Role to assign to the API Key. The API Key may perform only the actions allowed by the permissions associated with this role. To learn more about roles, see Working with Roles.
   Expiration	Expiration date to assign to the API Key. You can enter a specific date, select a duration of time to keep the key valid, or set the key to never expire.
   Tag	Labels to associate with the API Key. Any requests sent using the key will also be tagged with the associated labels. Once set, tags cannot be changed. To learn more about managing multiple projects using tags, see Using Multiple Projects.

7. Copy the key secret and save it somewhere safe, then select Got it. For security reasons, we won't be able to show you the key again.

Create an API Key using the Deepgram API

Once you created your first API key using the Deepgram Console you can now use the API to create additional keys as needed.

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Refer to the API Reference Create Key for more information.

Example Request

curl --request POST \
     --url https://api.deepgram.com/v1/projects/your_project_id/keys \
     --header 'Authorization: Token YOUR_TOKEN' \
     --header 'accept: application/json' \
     --header 'content-type: application/json' \
     --data '
{
  "comment": "a nice comment",
  "scopes": [
    "usage:read",
    "usage:write",
    "keys:write"
  ]
}
'