Creating API keys by using the Mesh console

Before you can authenticate requests to the palmctl CLI, you must create an API key.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Mesh console.
  2. Click Manage, then click API Keys.
  3. Click Generate API key.
  4. Enter a name for your API key, then click Generate API key.
  5. Click Copy.
    Tip: After you copy your API key, you need to store it securely. You can't recover your API key from the API keys page. If you lose your API key, you might need to delete it and create a new one.

Results

The API key is created.

What to do next

Use the API key to authenticate requests to the palmctl CLI. For more information, see Configuring the CLI.

If you want to delete an API key, click the Delete icon Trash icon for the API key in the API keys page.