> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.argyle.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Developers

> Accessing API keys through Console.

## Overview

Production and Sandbox API keys can be created in [Console](https://console.argyle.com/api-keys).

* API keys are an `id` and `secret` combination used to [authenticate API requests](/api-guide/overview#authentication).
* Sandbox API keys allow you to retrieve sample data.
* Production API keys are used when connecting real accounts.

<Note>
  API key secrets are only visible during API key creation and partially obfuscated thereafter. Please ensure you copy and securely store API secrets when creating new API keys.
</Note>

## API keys

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You can generate as many sets of Sandbox and Production API keys in Console as needed. For example, you could have a set of API keys for every [Console member](/console/management/members) on your team, or sets of API keys that correspond to a specific Console member [role](/console/management/members#roles-and-permissions).

Argyle provides both Sandbox and Production [API environments](/api-guide/overview#environments). In the Sandbox API environment for example, authorize requests using your Sandbox API key and secret, and make requests to various endpoints using the Sandbox `https://api-sandbox.argyle.com/v2` base URL.

To generate new API keys:

1. Select "Create API key" in the upper-right of the [API keys section of Console](https://console.argyle.com/api-keys).
2. In the pop-up, enter a name for the new set of API keys and select an environment.

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