# API Keys

API keys can be created to make authenticated requests to the [Inngest **v2** REST API](https://api-docs.inngest.com/). API Keys are different than [event keys](/docs-markdown/events/creating-an-event-key) and [signing keys](/docs-markdown/platform/signing-keys) which are designed to be used by your app. API Keys are useful for:

- Syncing an app in CI/CD pipelines
- Writing scripts for investigation or recovery
- Building custom tooling

## Creating an API key

You can create an API key from the Inngest Cloud dashboard by selecting the profile menu at the bottom left of the dashboard then "API Keys" or you can [navigate directly here](https://app.inngest.com/settings/api-keys). From this page you can:

- Create an API key
- Rename an existing key
- Delete an existing key

> **Info:** Only organization admins can create, update, or delete API Keys.

Keys can be assigned to a specific environment, e.g. production, to limit their scope.

![The Inngest Cloud dashboard API Key management page](/assets/docs-markdown/platform/api-keys-2026-04-27.png)

Learn more about making requests to the Inngest REST API [here](https://api-docs.inngest.com/authentication).