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title: "How to get your Helpscout API Key: Step-by-step guide"
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date: 2024-06-08T05:44:00.000Z
tag: Guides, Integration Instructions
description: "Developers connecting to Helpscout will need an API Key for authentication."
url: "https://unified.to/blog/how_to_get_your_helpscout_api_key_step_by_step_guide"
---

# How to get your Helpscout API Key: Step-by-step guide
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_June 8, 2024_


Developers connecting to Helpscout will need an API Key for authentication.

Here's how to generate, configure, and copy your Helpscout API Key so you can use it in your integration or share steps with your customers.

To generate, view, or regenerate the API key, click the "person" icon on the top right of your account, next to the search, then click **Your Profile**.


![your-profile.png](https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/unified-article-images/how_to_get_your_helpscout_api_key_step_by_step_guide-0.png)


Next, click the **Authentication** link in the menu on the left and select **API Keys** tab


![api-keys.png](https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/unified-article-images/how_to_get_your_helpscout_api_key_step_by_step_guide-1.png)


**Note:** If you don't see an API key in your profile, that's because you haven't been granted the "Docs: Create new, edit settings & Collections" permission by the Account Owner or an Administrator.


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