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# Getting an API Key

Submit API keys are issued and managed through [Atomyx Vault](/atomyx-vault/authentication-and-api-keys.md).

### What customers need

To use the Submit API, your organisation needs:

* access to Atomyx Vault
* permission to use Atomyx Submit
* an API key with Submit API access
* the production API base URL
* a secure place to store the API key

### Production API base URL

```
https://submit.atomyx.io/api
```

### API key security

API keys should be treated like passwords.

Do not expose API keys in:

* client-side JavaScript
* public repositories
* screenshots
* shared logs
* browser-based frontend code
* support tickets unless specifically requested through a secure process
* callback request payloads

### Recommended storage

Store API keys in:

* server-side environment variables
* a secret manager
* a secure CI/CD variable store
* protected application configuration

### Rotating an API key

When rotating an API key, update the key in your integration environment before removing the old key.

Recommended rotation process:

1. Create or request the new API key.
2. Add the new key to your integration configuration.
3. Send a controlled test request.
4. Confirm the request succeeds.
5. Remove or revoke the old key.
6. Monitor the integration for failed authentication responses.

### Revoking an API key

Revoke API keys immediately if they are exposed, copied into a public repository, shared with the wrong person, or no longer needed.


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