# API keys

1. Log in to your ZED account
   * if you don't have a ZED account, please go to: <https://zed.run/home/start>
2. Open Developer Tools in your browser:
   * Firefox: <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Common_questions/What_are_browser_developer_tools>
   * Chrome: <https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-devtools/open>
3. Select **Console** tab
4. Run the following command in Console:

   ```
   localStorage.getItem("jwt").split(",")[0].split(":")[1].split("}")[0]
   ```
5. Select the string and copy the result to the clipboard

{% hint style="info" %}
This key will expire once your login session expires. We're working on providing the key that will last much longer.
{% endhint %}

We know this is not the ideal way of getting your developer secret but we wanted to share our documentation sooner rather than later. There's good news:

{% hint style="warning" %}
We plan to provide API keys in the Settings section but for now we will ask you retrieve it manually.
{% endhint %}

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