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

# Management API Keys

> Create management API keys in the dashboard and use them for elevated administration APIs.

Management API keys are elevated credentials for administration APIs.

Create and manage management API keys in the AI Stats dashboard only.

## Authentication

Management API requests authenticate with a management API key:

```http theme={null}
Authorization: Bearer aistats_v1_sk_<kid>_<secret>
```

Base URL:

```text theme={null}
https://api.phaseo.app/v1
```

## What they are for

* Credits and balance access
* Activity and reporting access
* Elevated key-management actions
* Elevated workspace-management actions
* Guardrails APIs when they ship

## How to get one

Create the key in the AI Stats dashboard under management key settings, then store it in your server-side secret manager.

## Notes

* Management API keys cannot be created, listed, updated, or deleted through the public API.
* Do not use management API keys for normal inference traffic.
* Keep management keys server-side only.