# Generating API Keys

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for generating and getting your API Keys 

Login to your merchant dashboard and head over to the settings page from the sidebar.

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Click on the API Key Tab on the Tab Menus you see at the top of the page&#x20;

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You will see your API and Encryption Keys Automatically generated on your dashboard. You can click on the eye icon to view your keys or the clipboard Icon to copy your keys to clipboard

### &#x20;Updating SSH public Key

You need to update your SSH Public Key to allow us to encrypt or verify your requests. To do this, navigate to your settings on the merchant dashboard. Then, copy your SSH Public Key from the previous step and paste it into the SSH public key field on the API key tab.


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