API key authentication tutorials | Documentation

View tutorials for API key authenticationAPI key authentication is a type of authentication that uses an API key to authenticate requests to ArcGIS services and secure portal items.Learn more to learn how to use API keysAn API key is a long-lived access token created using API key credentials. They are valid for up to one year and are typically embedded directly into client applications.Learn more in your applications.

Create an API key

Create and configure API key credentials to get a long-lived API key access token.

ArcGIS portal REST JS

Manage API key credentials

Manage previously created API key credentials to regenerate, edit privileges, and edit item access of API keys.

ArcGIS portal

Update to API key credentials

Migrate from an API key (legacy) created before June 2024 to an API key from API key credentials.

ArcGIS portal

Rotate API keys

Rotate API keys in a deployed application to refresh their expiration dates.

ArcGIS portal REST JS