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layout: article
title: API keys
description: Placeholder SEO.
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API keys are secrets used by Appwrite [Server SDKs](#) and the Appwrite CLI to prove their identity.
What can be accessed each API key is restricted by [scopes](#scopes) instead of permissions.
{% info title="Best practice" %}
It is a best practice to grant only the scopes you need to meet your project's goals to an API key.
API keys should be treated as a secret. Never share the API key and keep API keys out of client applications.
{% /info %}
## Create API key {% #create-api-key %}
To create a new API key, navigate to **Overview** > **Integration** > **API keys** and click **Create API key**.
When adding a new API Key, you can choose which [scopes](#scopes) to grant your application.
If you need to replace your API Key, create a new key, update your app credentials and, once ready, delete your old key.
## Scopes {% #scopes %}
| Name | Description |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `users.read` | Access to read your project's users |
| `users.write` | Access to create, update, and delete your project's users |
| `teams.read` | Access to read your project's teams |
| `teams.write` | Access to create, update, and delete your project's teams |
| `databases.read` | Access to read your project's databases |
| `databases.write`| Access to create, update, and delete your project's databases |
| `collections.read`| Access to read your project's database collections |
| `collections.write`| Access to create, update, and delete your project's database collections|
| `attributes.read`| Access to read your project's database collection's attributes |
| `attributes.write`| Access to create, update, and delete your project's database collection's attributes|
| `indexes.read` | Access to read your project's database collection's indexes |
| `indexes.write` | Access to create, update, and delete your project's database collection's indexes|
| `documents.read` | Access to read your project's database documents |
| `documents.write`| Access to create, update, and delete your project's database documents |
| `files.read` | Access to read your project's storage files and preview images |
| `files.write` | Access to create, update, and delete your project's storage files |
| `buckets.read` | Access to read your project's storage buckets |
| `buckets.write` | Access to create, update, and delete your project's storage buckets |
| `functions.read` | Access to read your project's functions and code deployments |
| `functions.write`| Access to create, update, and delete your project's functions and code deployments|
| `execution.read` | Access to read your project's execution logs |
| `execution.write`| Access to execute your project's functions |
| `locale.read` | Access to access your project's Locale service |
| `avatars.read` | Access to access your project's Avatars service |
| `health.read` | Access to read your project's health status |
| `rules.read` | Access to read your project's proxy rules |
| `rules.write` | Access to create, update, and delete your project's proxy rules |
| `migrations.read`| Access to read your project's migrations |
| `migrations.write`| Access to create, update, and delete your project's migrations |
| `vcs.read` | Access to read your project's VCS repositories |
| `vcs.write` | Access to create, update, and delete your project's VCS repositories |
| `assistant.read` | Access to read the Assistant service |