# API Keys

> On VectorChord Cloud, every project comes with a set of API keys. These keys are essential authentication tokens required for initiating terraform operations.

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LLMS index: [llms.txt](/llms.txt)

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On VectorChord Cloud, every project comes with a set of API keys. These keys are essential authentication tokens required for initiating terraform operations.

## Role-based Access Control (RBAC)

Role-based Access Control (RBAC) is a crucial security mechanism in VectorChord Cloud, applicable to managing API calls. This system allows for fine-grained control over access to resources by assigning roles with specific permissions to users within the projects.

For more information on access levels of each role, see [Authorization](/cloud/manage/authorization/).

![](/cloud/images/apikey-rbac.png)

## Create an API Key

To create an API key, follow these steps:
- Navigate to the **API Key** section in the left-hand menu.
- Click the **Create API Key** button.
- Enter a name for the API key.
- Select the role for the API key.
    - **Owner**: The owner has full access to the project cluster.
    - **Member**: The member has read-only access to the project cluster. However, you can specify clusters to which the member has full access.
- Click the **Create** button.

![](/cloud/images/apikey-create.png)

## Delete an API Key

To delete an API key, follow these steps:
- Navigate to the **API Key** section in the left-hand menu.
- Click the **Delete** button next to the API key you want to delete.

![](/cloud/images/apikey-delete.png)

> [!WARNING]
> Notice that once you delete an API key, you cannot recover it.


## List of API Keys

To view the list of API keys, follow these steps:
- Navigate to the **API Key** section in the left-hand menu.
- You can view the list of API keys with their respective roles.

> [!WARNING]
> If you are not the project owner, you will not have access to the list of API keys.

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Backlinks:

- [Introducing Terraform Support for PGVecto.rs Cloud](/blog/post/introducing-terraform-support-for-pgvectors-cloud/)
- [Terraform](/cloud/manage/terraform/)
- [Collect Metrics](/cloud/monitoring/collect-metrics/)