To authenticate your requests with the Shotstack API, you will need your unique environment API keys.
Shotstack provides two distinct environments depending on your current stage of development:
Sandbox: Free to use for testing and building your application. All output renders generated in this environment will feature a Shotstack watermark.
Production: Used for live, customer-facing applications. Renders do not contain a watermark and will consume your account credits.
Follow these steps to quickly locate and copy your API keys:
Log in to your dashboard and click API Keys on the left navigation menu.
Locate the row for the environment you need (Sandbox or Production).
Click on the API Key text box (or on its copy icon) to instantly copy the full, unmasked key to your clipboard.
Copying Endpoint API URLs
In the same table under the URL column, you will also see the base endpoints for your API requests ([https://api.shotstack.io/](https://api.shotstack.io/)...).
You can copy these URLs to your clipboard also by clicking on the appropriate environment endpoint url.