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# Mint your API key

Your API key is what connects your AI client to your Dapta workspace. You create it once from the admin panel.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Only **workspace owners** can mint or revoke keys. If the **Create API key** button is missing, you are not an owner: ask your workspace owner to mint a key for you.
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**Step 1:** From anywhere in Dapta, click your account email at the bottom of the left sidebar, then choose **MCP Access**.

<figure><img src="/files/c8CcYiPYxtN8FhccXRRy" alt="The Dapta account menu open, with MCP Access highlighted"><figcaption><p>Open the account menu and choose MCP Access.</p></figcaption></figure>

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**Step 2:** On the **Connect Dapta to Claude** page, use the **Workspace** dropdown in the top right to pick the workspace you want the key for. Keys are scoped to a single workspace. Then, under **Your API key**, click **Create API key**.

<figure><img src="/files/ZHjzxrLknPiIrpXL8rYL" alt="The MCP Access page showing the workspace selector and the Create API key button"><figcaption><p>The MCP Access page. Select your workspace, then click Create API key.</p></figcaption></figure>

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**Step 3:** **Save the key immediately.** Dapta opens a one-time dialog with everything you need to connect:

* Your **API key** (click **Copy** to save it).
* A **Download Claude Desktop plugin (.zip)** button, the recommended path for Claude Desktop and Cowork.
* The **Claude Code connect command**, with your key already inside.

Save whichever you need for your client, then tick **I've saved this key in a safe place** before you can close the dialog.

<figure><img src="/files/y83deVj6j7BY0dj7qlv4" alt="The Save your new MCP key dialog showing the API key, a Download Claude Desktop plugin button, the Claude Code connect command, an acknowledgment checkbox, and a Close button"><figcaption><p>The one-time key dialog. You will not see the key again after closing, and the plugin can only be downloaded from here.</p></figcaption></figure>

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If you lose the key, you cannot view it again. You will have to revoke it and mint a new one. Remember: only one active key is allowed per workspace, so revoke the old key before creating a replacement.
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## Troubleshooting

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If key creation fails with a **connection error**, the platform's identity service may be unreachable (for example, a VPN is not connected). Reconnect and try again.
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## Next step

With your key in hand, connect your AI client.

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[Connect Claude Desktop & Cowork](/dapta-mcp/setup/connect-claude-desktop.md)
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[Connect Claude Code](/dapta-mcp/setup/connect-claude-code.md)
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