Find your secret key
Clerk authenticates Backend API requests with your application’s secret key, which you copy from the Clerk Dashboard.
1
Select your application and environment
Sign in to your Clerk Dashboard, then choose the application and environment you want to connect.
- If you don’t have an application yet, click + Create application on the Applications page to create one first, then select it.
- Use Switch application at the top to select your application.
- Use Switch environment to choose the environment you are connecting (for example Development) — the secret key differs per environment.
2
Open the API keys page
In the top navigation, open Configure. Under Instance in the sidebar, select API keys.
3
Create and copy a secret key
Scroll to the Secret keys section. Existing secret keys are shown masked and, unlike the Publishable key, have no copy button — so create a new key to get a value you can copy.
- Click Add new key, enter a name in the Create secret key dialog, and click Create key.
- Clerk shows the full key once under Secret key created successfully — click Copy to clipboard, then Copy key and close. You cannot view it again after closing the dialog.
- The secret key starts with
sk_test_for development orsk_live_for production. - Do not copy the Publishable key (
pk_test_orpk_live_) — that key is for frontend code and is not used here. - Secret keys grant admin-level access — keep them private and never expose them in client-side code.
- Paste it into the Secret Key field in StackOne Hub.
Link the Account
1
Connect
- Click Connect.
- If applicable, the provider will redirect you to a sign-in or authorization page. Complete the provider’s authorization flow.
- Once authorization is successful, you will see a confirmation popup.
2
Use Actions
Connect an AI platform to the linked account’s actions. See AI Platforms.Other ways to call actions are listed in Protocols & SDKs.
Next Steps
Webhooks setup
Configure receiving Events for Clerk into StackOne.