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# Standalone API Key Generation

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  **This page has now been ARCHIVED. Please visit:**

  * [Standalone API Keys Overview](/docs/current/authentication/standalone-api-keys-overview)
  * [Standalone API Key Workflow Guide](/docs/current/guides/standalone-api-keys-workflow-guide)
  * [How to Make an API Call Using a Standalone API Key](/docs/current/how-tos/api-keys/how-to-make-an-api-call-using-standalone-api-keys)
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You can generate standalone API keys when you want to integrate your Pleo account with custom applications (applications that are not listed as part of available integrations).

<Info>
  * You must already have access to the **Pleo Web App** in **Staging** or **Production** (you cannot sign in with a personal email account and generate an API key).

  * You need **Admin** or **Bookkeeper** permissions to see the option to generate API keys.

  * If you have the required permissions but do not see the **API Keys** option under **Settings**, API Key access is not available. It is determined during onboarding.
</Info>

1. In the Pleo application, go to **Settings**.
2. Click **API Keys**. The **API Keys** page appears.
3. Click **Create API Key**.
4. Enter the following details:

* **Name**: An appropriate name for the API key you are generating.
* **Expiration**: Specify a date until when you want the API key to be active.
* **Access Level**: Specify whether you want the API key for a specific entity (company) or for multiple entities of a business (organisation).
* **Permissions**: Select the check boxes next to the scopes you require. Based on your selection, the scopes are enabled in the API key generated at the end of this procedure.

<p style={{marginLeft:'2rem'}}>The API key is generated. Copy the API key for future reference.</p>

<Info>**Note**: On the **API Keys** page, you can view the list of API keys that you have generated. To remove an API key, click the specific row and click **Delete**.</Info>