Managing API keys

To authenticate requests to the palmctl command-line interface, you must create a IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh (Mesh) API key.

Creating API keys

Create an API key by completing the following steps:

  1. Log in to the Mesh console.
  2. Click Manage on the Mesh console home page and select API Keys.
  3. Click Create API key.
  4. Enter the API key information and click Generate API key.

For more information about installing and configuring palmctl, see Installing and configuring the CLI.

Configuring API keys

Configure palmctl to use your API key by using the following command:

palmctl config user --token <api-key>

Viewing and deleting API keys

You can view and delete your API keys by using the API keys page in the Mesh console.