> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.corvic.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# API Keys

> Connect any HTTPS API with a bearer token, API key, basic authentication, or a query-parameter key.

Use an API key, personal access token, or other fixed credential to connect a service. Pick a [catalog preset](https://docs.corvic.ai/connector-vault/overview.md#connector-catalog), or choose **Add Custom Connector → API key** and enter any HTTPS host.

## Supported formats

| Format | Example | Typical services |
| - | - | - |
| Bearer token | `Authorization: Bearer sk_live_…` | Stripe, GitHub, Notion, OpenAI |
| Service-specific header | `x-api-token: …`, `X-Api-Key: …`, `PRIVATE-TOKEN: …` | Pipedrive, Apollo.io, GitLab, Anthropic |
| Basic authentication | `Authorization: Basic <base64 user:secret>` | Twilio, Jira, Kaggle, DataForSEO |
| Query parameter | `?api_key=…` | SerpApi, PubMed, Scrapfly |

A connector can hold more than one header (Supabase, for example, sends both `apikey` and `Authorization`) and non-secret configuration values.

## Add an API key connector

**1. Choose the service**

Select a preset to fill in the host and header, or choose **Add Custom Connector → API key** and enter the host yourself. If the preset's host is a placeholder such as `yourinstance.my.salesforce.com`, replace it with your own.

**2. Paste the credential**

Enter the key or token in the format shown. The placeholder tells you whether to include a scheme such as `Bearer`.

**3. Choose visibility and save**

Choose **Organization** to share the connector with everyone in your organization, or **Private** to keep it to yourself. Corvic tests the connection when you save.

> [!NOTE]
>
> Once saved, a secret is never shown again. To change it, edit the connector and paste a new value.

## Related Documentation

> [card] [Using connectors](https://docs.corvic.ai/connector-vault/using-connectors.md)
>
> Call the API from agent code.

> [card] [TLS certificates](https://docs.corvic.ai/connector-vault/tls-certificates.md)
>
> Private CAs and client certificates.


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