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# Managing API keys

This article explains how to create API keys to manage the platform. Note that you should be familiar with the different roles within an organization or within a pool before reading this article. You can read about that here: [Managing your organization](/en/article/managing-your-organization-sqeq5g/).

# API Keys
Configuring the system through its API follows the same privilege hierarchy. The rule oh thumb is that a user with a given level of privilege (be it for an organization or for a pool) will only be able to create API keys with the same level of privilege.

## Organization API keys
They are accessible through the "Organization" menu that can be created/deleted/modified by Admins only. They allow a full access to the system. If you only want to control a given pool, we recommend to generate a Pool API key instead!

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9845223dbfb4e800/orgkeycreation_186b7wt.gif)

## Pool API keys
If a user has been invited to the pool as an owner or as an editor, he can create Pool API keys. 
* Pool API keys are limited to operations on a given pool. 
* Only _owners_ and _editors_ can create Pool API Keys
* There are two levels of privileges on a pool API Key: _viewer_ and _editor_. 

The keys can be created in the pool settings (keep in mind that you have to be at least a pool _editor_ to be able to create an API key)

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/9845223dbfb4e800/poolapikey_1k6e2m7.gif)