If your Looker admin has enabled API keys for your account, you can access the API Keys page from your user Account page. The API Keys page lets you create, view, and delete your personal API keys.
An API key is used to access the Looker API. API keys are created by Looker and consist of a client ID and a client secret. Looker requires an API key to execute commands with the Looker API.
Each row in the API Keys page represents one API key and shows the following attributes for that API key:
- The client ID
- The client secret, which you can view by clicking the Show secret icon
- The date and time that the API key was created
- An optional descriptive purpose for the API key, which you can edit by clicking in the Purpose field or by clicking the Edit Purpose icon
- An option to delete the API key by clicking the Delete icon and then confirming the deletion
Click the Create New API Key button to add a new API key in a new row on the API Keys page.
Click the Use API Explorer button to open the API Explorer, where you can view and run the Looker API methods and types.