# API Keys: Call Robylon From Your Own Systems

Generate an API key, use it to call Robylon's API from your own systems, and see what the API lets you do.

> Source: https://www.robylon.ai/docs/developers/api-keys
> Section: Developers

An API key lets your own systems call Robylon, for example to trigger a workflow or a voice call. Keep keys secret: anyone with a key can act on your workspace.

Open API keys from **Settings → Data & Developer → API Keys**.

## How do I generate an API key?

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open API Keys">
    Go to **Settings → Data & Developer → API Keys** and click **Generate API Key**.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Label it">
    Enter a **Label** that says which system uses the key, such as "Order system, production". Labels must be unique.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Generate and store it">
    Click **Generate**. Copy the key and store it in your system's secret manager.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Only super admins can see, generate and delete API keys.

<Tip>
Create one key per system that calls Robylon. If a key leaks, you can delete that key without breaking your other integrations.
</Tip>

## How do I use an API key?

Add one header to each request, in either form:

```bash
Authorization: Bearer <api_key>
X-API-Key: <api_key>
```

Requests made with a key run as your workspace and as the teammate who created the key.

## What can I do with an API key?

API keys work with Robylon's public endpoints, including:

* Triggering outbound voice calls. See [triggering calls](https://www.robylon.ai/docs/voice/triggering-calls).
* Starting a workflow that has an API trigger. See [Workflow API and webhook triggers](https://www.robylon.ai/docs/developers/workflow-triggers).
* Fetching analytics.
* Sending outbound WhatsApp messages. See [sending a template with the API](https://www.robylon.ai/docs/whatsapp/templates#how-do-i-send-a-template-with-the-api).
* Creating tickets and filling ticket properties.

<Danger>
Treat API keys like passwords. Never put them in website code, mobile apps or public repositories. Anyone with a key can act as your workspace.
</Danger>