# InfluxDB API keys

**URL:** <https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-api-keys/15957>\
**Category:** InfluxDB 2\
**Tags:** influxdb, time-series, influxdata, grafana, iot\
**Created:** [September 13, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-api-keys/15957 "2020-09-13T15:30:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Mitko\_Sokolov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/mitko_sokolov/32/5526_2.png) [@Mitko\_Sokolov](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Mitko_Sokolov)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-api-keys/15957/1 "2020-09-13T15:30:05Z")

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Hi, Can we use some API keys to look the influxdb?

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**Author:** ![Mitko\_Sokolov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/mitko_sokolov/32/5526_2.png) [@Mitko\_Sokolov](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Mitko_Sokolov)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-api-keys/15957/2 "2020-09-15T16:17:48Z")

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Can we use the API keys from Grafana to secure the influxdb?