API keys let your own systems — your CRM, POS, or e-commerce platform — talk to Stell’s API on your company’s behalf.
Create a key
- Open API Keys in the sidebar and click Create API Key.
- Give it a Name that says what uses it — for example “Production integration”.
- Choose Expires In: 30 days, 90 days, 1 year, or Never.
- Click Create.
The full key is shown only once, right after creation. Copy it and store it somewhere safe, like a password manager or your secrets vault. Afterwards the portal only shows the last few characters.
Manage keys
The list shows each key’s status, expiry, creation date, and Last Used — handy for spotting keys that are no longer in use. From a key’s menu you can:
- Rotate — replace the key’s secret immediately. The old secret stops working at once, and the new one is shown a single time. Update your applications right away.
- Delete — revoke the key permanently. Applications using it lose access immediately, and this can’t be undone.
Expired and deleted keys move to the Inactive API Keys section, where they no longer authenticate requests.
Good practice
- One key per integration — when something needs to be revoked, you only break that one system.
- Prefer an expiry over Never for keys you can rotate easily.
- Never paste an API key into email, chat, or a support ticket.
