# API Keys

> Create and delete API keys on Manage Account or with the account/apikey endpoints, send them in the Authorization header and keep them out of source code.

- **Product:** ReportingCloud
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** ReportingCloud > Installation Guide > API Keys
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/installation/api-keys/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/installation/api-keys/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/installation/api-keys/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [Why Use API Keys](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/installation/api-keys/#why-use-api-keys)
- [Create a Key in the Portal](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/installation/api-keys/#create-a-key-in-the-portal)
- [Send the Key With a Request](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/installation/api-keys/#send-the-key-with-a-request)
- [Delete a Key](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/installation/api-keys/#delete-a-key)
- [Manage Keys With the Web API](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/installation/api-keys/#manage-keys-with-the-web-api)
- [Keep Your Keys Secret](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/installation/api-keys/#keep-your-keys-secret)
- [Next Steps](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/installation/api-keys/#next-steps)

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [Creating an Account](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/installation/account/llms.txt)
- **Next:** [Installing an SDK](https://docs.textcontrol.com/reporting-cloud/installation/sdks/llms.txt)