API Keys

API keys enable API integration with other products (e.g. MetaDefender Kiosk™, MetaDefender Email Security™).

Generating API Keys

  1. From the left sidebar menu, go to "Settings" → "Security" → "API Keys."
  1. Click the "Add API Key" button.
  2. Select the expiration date/hour from the calendar. Provide a description for the key for further reference. Example: for an integration with multiple applications, generate a key for each application for better control.
  3. Choose between "User-Level API key" and "System-Level API key."
LevelDescription
User Level API keyVisible only to the user who created it.
System Level API keyVisible to all administrators.

All API keys are bound to the user who created them.

Disabling the user will prevent authentication with the associated keys.

Deleting the user will remove all associated keys.

By default, the API keys are created at user level. System-level API keys can be created by enabling the toggle. In the "API Key" field enter a custom 30-character key or use the pre-generated key and click "Add."

Generated user-level API keys can only be viewed and managed by you. The system can hold multiple API keys associated with other users which are invisible in the list.

Changing the Expiration Date of API Keys

Click the "Edit API Key" button. Adjust the key expiration date in the side menu.

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