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API Keys: connecting your own website or software

An API key is a long, secret code that lets a website or program you control -- not a person -- log into your Image Depot account and do things automatically, like listing your galleries or checking on an order. Think of it like a special password made just for computer programs instead of people.

API access is available on the Agency plan, and only the account owner can create or revoke keys.
The API Keys page in the dashboard, showing a Create a key form with a Label field and Create key button, and a Your keys section listing existing keys

The API Keys page -- found under your account menu (click your studio name, top right). This account has no keys yet.

You only need this if you (or a developer you've hired) are building your own website or tool that connects to Image Depot. If that's not you, you can skip this whole page -- nothing about your normal dashboard needs an API key.

Creating a key

  1. Open API KeysClick your studio name in the top right, then API Keys.
  2. Give it a labelA short name so you remember what it's for later, like "My Website" or "CWP Integration" -- this is just for you, nobody else sees it.
  3. Click Create keyYour new key is shown to you exactly once. Copy it somewhere safe right away -- Image Depot never shows the full key again after this, for your own security.
The API Keys page right after creating a key: a green box saying Key created, copy it now, it won't be shown again, with the full key and a Copy button; below, the new key listed under Your keys as My Website, Active, with a Revoke button

Right after you click Create key -- the only time the full key is shown. Click Copy and save it somewhere safe. (The key in this picture is a made-up example.)

Treat an API key exactly like a password. Anyone who has it can access your galleries, photos, orders, price sheets, and contacts the same as you can. Never share it, paste it somewhere public, or put it directly in code that other people can see.

What it can do

A key can list and manage your galleries, photos, orders, price sheets, and contacts, using Image Depot's own developer API. If you're a developer, the full technical reference (web address, available actions, rate limits) is shown right on the API Keys page itself once you're logged in.

Removing a key

If a key is no longer needed, or you think it may have been seen by someone it shouldn't have been, click Revoke next to it on the same API Keys page. This stops it from working immediately -- nothing using that key can connect anymore, and you can always create a fresh one.

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