Creating Service API Keys

You can create multiple service API keys that associate with respective service API keys for specific purposes. You must have the required permission to create service API keys. For information, see Configuring Service API Keys.

You will receive service API key notifications only if you belong to a user group that has subscribed to account alerts. Fourteen (14) days prior to expiration of your service API key, Infoblox Platform will notify you in-app and via email on a daily basis. You can create a new API key to replace the old key to avoid interruptions with associated operations. You can view these notifications in the Notifications page of Infoblox Portal. Once a service API key expires, its STATE changes to Expired, and you cannot enable or disable it anymore.

To create a service API key, complete the following:

1. From the Infoblox Portal, click Configure > Administration > User Access -> Service API Keys from the left navigation bar.

2. On the Service API Keys page, click Create.

3. In the Create Service API Keys dialog, complete the following:

   • Name: Enter the name of the user API key. Use a name that can identify the purpose of the key.

   • Service User: Enter the name of the service users or choose one from the drop-down list. You can associated up to 10 service API keys per service user.

   • Expires at: Click the calendar icon to select a date and time when the service API key should expire. This date determines the duration of key validity.

4. Click Save & Close to save the configuration. The new service API key is generated.

5. In the API Access Key Generated dialog, click Copy to copy the key and save it in a place where you can locate the key in the future.