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slug: how-to-create-api-key
title: How to create and manage your API keys
category: capability
status: published
tags: [api key, developer api, public task api, create key, revoke, tyc, integrations, developer api tab, backend, cli, 密钥, api 密钥, 创建密钥, 撤销密钥, 开发者, 后端]
aliases: []
lastEditAt: 2026-08-10
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You can now issue your own API keys directly in the product — no login-cookie curl required. Use these keys to call the Public Task API from your own backend or the tycoon CLI.

**Where is it?**

Open **Connectors → Developer API** (the `#developer` tab). The panel is titled **Public Task API**. It is deliberately separate from the **API keys** tab: that one stores keys you got from other services (OpenAI, Resend) so the agent can use them, while **Developer API** issues the keys *your* backend uses to create Tasks.

**How do I create one?**

1. Type a **Key name** (e.g. "Growth backend") so you can tell keys apart later.
2. Choose a **Key expiration** — No expiration (the default), or 7 / 30 / 90 / 180 / 365 days.
3. Click **Create key**.

The raw `tyc_…` token is shown **once**. Copy it and store it as a secret — Tycoon keeps only its prefix, so it can never be shown again. Only an owner or admin can create keys. Each live key lists its prefix, created date, last-used date, expiry, and scopes, with a **Revoke** button to kill it instantly.

**Who pays?**

Usage from an API key is billed to **this workspace's wallet** — the same balance the product uses. There is no separate API balance to top up.