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# Connect Crelate with API Key – StackOne Hub

> Link a Crelate account in the StackOne Hub using API Key. End-user guide to authorize the integration and start using Crelate actions.

<Warning>Administrator privileges are required to enable API access for your organization if it is turned off.</Warning>

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  <h2>Enable API Access (Administrators)</h2>

  <p>API access is turned off by default. An organization administrator must allow API access before keys can be used.</p>

  <Steps>
    <Step title="Open User Roles Settings">
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        <p>Sign in to Crelate as an administrator and navigate to your organization's security settings.</p>

        <ul>
          <li>Go to <strong>Settings</strong></li>
          <li>Open the <strong>User Roles</strong> tab</li>
        </ul>
      </div>
    </Step>

    <Step title="Allow API Access">
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        <p>Under the <strong>Misc</strong> section, set the <strong>API Access</strong> switch to <strong>Allowed</strong>.</p>
      </div>
    </Step>
  </Steps>
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  <h2>Generate Your API Key</h2>

  <p>Create an API key from your personal settings to authenticate with the Crelate API.</p>

  <Steps>
    <Step title="Open My Settings & Preferences">
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        <p>Click your profile in the top-right corner and select <strong>Settings</strong> > <strong>My Settings & Preferences</strong>.</p>
      </div>
    </Step>

    <Step title="Toggle On the API Key">
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        <p>In the <strong>API Key</strong> section, toggle the switch on. An API key is automatically generated.</p>

        <ul>
          <li>To rotate the key later, click <strong>Regenerate New Key</strong>. Note that regenerating voids any references using the old key.</li>
        </ul>
      </div>
    </Step>

    <Step title="Copy the API Key">
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        <p>Copy the generated API key and paste it into the <strong>API Key</strong> field in StackOne. Store it securely.</p>
      </div>
    </Step>
  </Steps>
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  <h2>Linking the Account from the Hub</h2>

  <Steps>
    <Step title="Navigate to the Hub">
      Use one of the three <a href="/guides/accounts-section#linking-accounts">Linking Account Methods</a> to access the Hub.
    </Step>

    <Step title="Fill out the fields">
      Fill out the following fields using details from your provider:

      <ul>
        <li><strong>API Key</strong></li>
      </ul>
    </Step>

    <Step title="Connect">
      <ul>
        <li>Click <strong>Connect</strong></li>
        <li>If applicable, the provider will redirect you to a sign-in or authorization page. Complete the provider's authorization flow.</li>
        <li>Once authorization is successful, you will see a confirmation popup</li>
      </ul>
    </Step>
  </Steps>

  <p>If the account linking is successful, you will see the newly linked account in your <a href="/guides/accounts-section">Accounts</a> page.</p>
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