The new Shotstack dashboard introduces a streamlined way to manage your projects by clearly separating your Staging and Production environments.
This ensures that your testing workflows remain completely isolated from your live production data.
Instead of viewing all keys on a single page, the new interface utilizes a global environment toggle.
This guide will help you navigate these changes.
1. Switching Between Staging and Production
In the new dashboard, your assets, templates, and API keys are environment-specific. To switch between them:
Locate the Environment Toggle: You will find this dropdown menu at the top left of your screen.
Select your Environment: Click the dropdown to switch between Staging and Production.
The "Source of Truth": When you switch environments, the entire dashboard updates. For example, if you are in "Staging," you will only see templates and media uploaded to the staging environment. If you can’t find a specific asset, double-check that you are in the correct environment.
2. Accessing Your API Keys
Once you have selected the desired environment, accessing your keys is simple:
Select the environment (Staging or Production) via the top-left toggle.
Click on the API Keys section in the left-hand sidebar.
The keys displayed will correspond strictly to the environment you selected.
3. Managing Templates
Templates are also organized by environment to prevent accidental edits to live configurations during testing.
Staging Templates: Use these for testing new JSON payloads or n8n workflows without consuming live credits.
Production Templates: Switch the toggle to Production to view and manage templates intended for your final, live output.
Troubleshooting Tip
If you are following a tutorial or documentation that refers to the "Legacy Studio" or an older version of the dashboard, you may notice that API keys were previously listed together. In the new dashboard, the Environment Toggle is your primary tool for navigating between your sandbox and live data.
Need further help? If you are still having trouble locating your assets or keys after toggling environments, please reach out to our support team via the help icon in the dashboard.