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# Developer settings: generate an API key

# Developer settings: generate an API key

Generate a DingDoong API key for custom integrations or developer access to your scheduling data.

|| Available on all plans. Intended for developers / technical users.



## Overview

The **Developer** settings let you generate an API key for programmatic access — useful if you (or your developer) want to integrate DingDoong scheduling data with other systems.

|| Treat the API key like a password — anyone with it can access your data via the API.



## Before you start

* You can access **Settings → Advanced settings → Developer**.
* You have a developer/integration that needs the key (otherwise you don't need one).



## How to generate an API key

Here's how, step by step:


### Step 1: Open Developer settings

Go to **Settings → Advanced settings → Developer**.

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### Step 2: Generate the key

Click **Generate** to create your API key.

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### Step 3: Copy and store it securely

Copy the key and store it somewhere safe (a password manager or your developer's secret store).




## Common scenarios

### Custom integration

Provide the key to your developer to connect DingDoong data with your systems.

### Rotate a key

Generate a new key if the old one may have been exposed.



## Configuration options

| Option | Description | Notes |
| ---- |
| Generate API key | Creates a key for API access | Copy immediately and store securely |



## Tips & Best practices

||| Never share your API key publicly or commit it to code repositories. If it's exposed, generate a new one.

| Only generate a key if you actually have an integration that needs it.



## Troubleshooting

### I lost the key?

Generate a new one and update your integration with it.

### The key isn't working?

Confirm you copied it fully and your integration uses it correctly; generate a fresh key if needed.



## FAQ

### Do I need an API key for normal use?

No — it's only for custom developer integrations.

### How do I revoke a key?

Generate a new key (which replaces the old) so the previous one no longer works.



## Related articles

* [Order report: track, filter, update, and export scheduled orders](https://help.omegatheme.com/en/article/order-report-track-filter-update-and-export-scheduled-orders-1huis65/)— The scheduling data you might integrate *(Order Management)*



||| If you need further assistance, feel free to reach out to us via live chat or email at contact@omegatheme.com. We're happy to help!