{"id":5461,"date":"2012-04-19T06:42:28","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T06:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help-o.ning.com\/?p=5461"},"modified":"2019-09-04T13:14:29","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T13:14:29","slug":"manage-your-api-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/help\/manage-your-api-keys\/","title":{"rendered":"Manage Your API Keys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ning Pro Networks now have access to the <a href=\"\/help\/introduction-to-the-ning-api\/\">Ning API<\/a>, which allows external applications to create, update and retrieve content on your Ning Network.\u00a0 To access the Ning API, you need to create an API key for each application that will be accessing information on your Ning Network.\u00a0 An API key is a code generated by your Ning Network to allow you to access the Ning API.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/help\/learn-about-test-networks\/\">Test Networks<\/a> also have their own API keys that can be used to try out new applications on your sandbox without having to activate them right away on your Live Network.<\/p>\n<p>You can give your API keys to developers you&#8217;re working with to build a custom application for your Ning Network, use them in the creation of apps you&#8217;re building, or enter them into the interface of one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/about-us\/\">mobile application partners<\/a>.\u00a0 To create an API key, click on the &#8220;Ning API&#8221; link under the Tools section of your My Network tab.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5464 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/ningapiadflkasdfdsflsajfads.jpg\" alt=\"Manage Your API Keys 1\" width=\"615\" height=\"806\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To generate an API key, click the &#8220;Add Key&#8221; link and enter a name for your key.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5465 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/api2343asflksdjkfjslkfjsf-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Manage Your API Keys 2\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After you click &#8220;OK&#8221; on the lightbox, you&#8217;ll see your new API key appear in the management list.\u00a0 You can edit your key any time by clicking the pencil icon on its right and can delete it by clicking the &#8220;x.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5467 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/keysadsladksfjfks.jpg\" alt=\"Manage Your API Keys 3\" width=\"615\" height=\"810\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve created API keys, you can also track their usage directly from this page,\u00a0learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/about-us\/\">Ning Everywhere<\/a>\u00a0to see what you can do with your API keys, and choose your API request plan.\u00a0 All API calls are free through 2011, and our team will notify any Network Creators using the Ning API before we begin charging for plans in 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ning Pro Networks now have access to the <a href=\"\/help\/introduction-to-the-ning-api\/\">Ning API<\/a>, which allows external applications to create, update and retrieve content on your Ning Network.\u00a0 To access the Ning API, you need to create an API key for each application that will be accessing information on your Ning Network.\u00a0 An API key is a code generated by your Ning Network to allow you to access the Ning API.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"\/help\/learn-about-test-networks\/\">Test Networks<\/a> also have their own API keys that can be used to try out new applications on your sandbox without having to activate them right away on your Live Network.<br \/>\nYou can give your API keys to developers you&#8217;re working with to build a custom application for your Ning Network, use them in the creation of apps you&#8217;re building, or enter them into the interface of one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/about-us\/\">mobile application partners<\/a>.\u00a0 To create an API key, click on the &#8220;Ning API&#8221; link under the Tools section of your My Network tab.<\/p>\n<p>To generate an API key, click the &#8220;Add Key&#8221; link and enter a name for your key.<\/p>\n<p>After you click &#8220;OK&#8221; on the lightbox, you&#8217;ll see your new API key appear in the management list.\u00a0 You can edit your key any &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79,73],"tags":[730,731,172],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.6 - 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