API Keys

Daytona API keys are used to authenticate requests to the Daytona API.

Create an API key

1. Navigate to Daytona Dashboard ↗
2. Click the Create Key button
3. Enter the name of the API key, set the expiration date, and select permissions
4. Click the Create button to create the API key
5. Copy the API key to your clipboard

To use the API key in your application, set the DAYTONA_API_KEY environment variable.

Daytona supports multiple options to configure your environment: in code, environment variables, .env file, and default values.

Permissions & Scopes

Resource	Scope	Description
Sandboxes	write:sandboxes	Create/modify sandboxes
	delete:sandboxes	Delete sandboxes
Snapshots	write:snapshots	Create/modify snapshots
	delete:snapshots	Delete snapshots
Registries	write:registries	Create/modify registries
	delete:registries	Delete registries
Volumes	read:volumes	View volumes
	write:volumes	Create/modify volumes
	delete:volumes	Delete volumes
Audit	read:audit_logs	View audit logs