# API Keys

## **Get Your API Key and Secret**

### Login to [Gluwa dashboard](http://dashboard.gluwa.com)

1. Visit the dashboard at <https://dashboard.gluwa.com>.
2. If you are not logged in already, you will get redirected to a login page.
3. Sign up to Gluwa if you do not have a Gluwa account yet.

![Login to Gluwa Dashboard](https://688047236-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Lkdk4Xs4W94VGkZtEN3%2F-LrWgpVyVpCes9GPWJr4%2F-LrWjTTlNV6sl6tTGHR5%2FScreen%20Shot%202019-10-19%20at%2010.58.35%20AM.png?alt=media\&token=b43ff9e2-90ef-4fed-8625-d7ee8d43748e)

### Open the [API Keys page](http://dashboard.gluwa.com/APIKey)

1. Visit the API Keys page at [https://dashboard.gluwa.com/apikey](https://dashboard.gluwa.com/ApiKey).
2. You will see an auto-generated API Key and secret of your account on the page.
3. Your API secret is covered in grey boxes by default for your security. Click on the eye shaped icon to reveal your API secret.

![API Keys Page on Gluwa Dashboard](https://688047236-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-Lkdk4Xs4W94VGkZtEN3%2F-LngV_HgbrVuhN0ZEVU3%2F-LnhTmOvC7-TtUC28y9t%2Fapikey.png?alt=media\&token=324c7ebe-3a15-4a6f-9001-d03693e0c800)

{% hint style="danger" %}
Anyone with your API key and secret can make any API call on your behalf, such as creating a payment request. You should limit access to your API key and secret as much as possible. Do not store them in a shared repository such as your version control system.
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{% hint style="warning" %}
**Sandbox API keys and Production API keys are different**. This ensures that you don't modify your live customers data or charge them accidentally.

Please note that the sandbox environment is deprecated and will be replaced with an alternative solution in the future.
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