---
title: Manage API Keys
description: Create, rotate, and revoke API keys with role-based access and environment scoping.
---

API keys authenticate every request to the SDP API. Each key is scoped to an environment (sandbox or production) and assigned a role that determines what operations it can perform.

## Key format

| Environment | Prefix | Solana network |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sandbox | `sk_test_` | devnet |
| Production | `sk_live_` | mainnet-beta |

## Roles

| Role | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `api_admin` | Full access including custody and platform operations |
| `api_developer` | Read/write access, excludes custody actions |
| `api_readonly` | Read-only access to all resources |

## Create a key

<Tabs items={["Dashboard", "API"]}>
<Tab value="Dashboard">

Navigate to **API keys** in the sidebar. You'll start with an empty list.

![API keys page with no keys yet](/images/getting-started/api-keys-empty.png)

Click **New API key** in the top right. Fill in the key details:

- **Name** — a descriptive label (e.g., "CI deploy key")
- **Role** — Admin, Developer, or Read only
- **Environment** — Sandbox or Production
- **Wallet access** — All wallets or Selected wallets
- **Expiration (optional)** — date/time picker

![Create API key modal](/images/getting-started/api-key-create.png)

Click **Continue**. Review the summary and click **Create key**.

![Review API key modal](/images/getting-started/api-key-review.png)

The full key appears once in the **API key generated** modal. Click **Copy** and save it — it will not be shown again.

![API key generated modal showing the full key](/images/getting-started/api-key-generated.png)

After dismissing, the key appears in the table with its prefix, role, environment, and status.

![API keys list with one active key](/images/getting-started/api-keys-list.png)

</Tab>
<Tab value="API">

<Tabs items={["curl", "TypeScript", "Java"]}>
<Tab value="curl">
```bash
curl -X POST https://api.solana.com/v1/api-keys \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_test_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "CI deploy key",
    "role": "api_developer",
    "environment": "sandbox",
    "walletScope": "all",
    "expiresAt": "2026-12-31T23:59:59Z"
  }'
```
</Tab>
<Tab value="TypeScript">
```typescript
const response = await fetch("https://api.solana.com/v1/api-keys", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer sk_test_...",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    name: "CI deploy key",
    role: "api_developer",
    environment: "sandbox",
    walletScope: "all",
    expiresAt: "2026-12-31T23:59:59Z",
  }),
});
const { data } = await response.json();
// data.apiKey.key — save this, only shown once
```
</Tab>
<Tab value="Java">
```java
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
    .uri(URI.create("https://api.solana.com/v1/api-keys"))
    .header("Authorization", "Bearer sk_test_...")
    .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
    .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString("""
        {
          "name": "CI deploy key",
          "role": "api_developer",
          "environment": "sandbox",
          "walletScope": "all",
          "expiresAt": "2026-12-31T23:59:59Z"
        }"""))
    .build();
```
</Tab>
</Tabs>

The response includes the full `key` value — **save it, it is only returned once**.

Optional fields: `allowedIps` (CIDR ranges), `permissions` (fine-grained), `signingWalletId`, `walletBindings`.

</Tab>
</Tabs>

## Rotate a key

<Tabs items={["Dashboard", "API"]}>
<Tab value="Dashboard">

In the API keys table, open the **Actions** dropdown next to the key and click **Rotate key (24h grace)**. The dashboard always uses a 24-hour grace period — use the API if you need a custom value (0–168h).

![Actions dropdown showing Rotate key and Delete key options](/images/getting-started/api-key-rotate.png)

During the grace period both the old and new key are valid. The new key value appears once in the generated key modal — save it immediately.

</Tab>
<Tab value="API">

<Tabs items={["curl", "TypeScript", "Java"]}>
<Tab value="curl">
```bash
curl -X POST https://api.solana.com/v1/api-keys/key_abc123/rotate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_test_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "gracePeriodHours": 24 }'
```
</Tab>
<Tab value="TypeScript">
```typescript
const response = await fetch(
  "https://api.solana.com/v1/api-keys/key_abc123/rotate",
  {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "Authorization": "Bearer sk_test_...",
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({ gracePeriodHours: 24 }),
  }
);
const { data } = await response.json();
// data.apiKey — the new key
```
</Tab>
<Tab value="Java">
```java
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
    .uri(URI.create("https://api.solana.com/v1/api-keys/key_abc123/rotate"))
    .header("Authorization", "Bearer sk_test_...")
    .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
    .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString("""
        { "gracePeriodHours": 24 }"""))
    .build();
```
</Tab>
</Tabs>

The old key remains valid for the grace period (0–168 hours).

</Tab>
</Tabs>

## Revoke a key

<Tabs items={["Dashboard", "API"]}>
<Tab value="Dashboard">

Open the **Actions** dropdown next to the key and click **Delete key**. The key stops working immediately and cannot be restored.

</Tab>
<Tab value="API">

<Tabs items={["curl", "TypeScript", "Java"]}>
<Tab value="curl">
```bash
curl -X DELETE https://api.solana.com/v1/api-keys/key_abc123 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_test_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "confirmation": "CI deploy key" }'
```
</Tab>
<Tab value="TypeScript">
```typescript
await fetch("https://api.solana.com/v1/api-keys/key_abc123", {
  method: "DELETE",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer sk_test_...",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ confirmation: "CI deploy key" }),
});
```
</Tab>
<Tab value="Java">
```java
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
    .uri(URI.create("https://api.solana.com/v1/api-keys/key_abc123"))
    .header("Authorization", "Bearer sk_test_...")
    .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
    .method("DELETE", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString("""
        { "confirmation": "CI deploy key" }"""))
    .build();
```
</Tab>
</Tabs>

The `confirmation` field must match the key's **name**. The key stops working immediately.

</Tab>
</Tabs>
