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# API Key

## Create API Key

API Key must be securely retained for all subsequent operations. Without this API Key, access to the collections created using it will be restricted.

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Signup with your google account on [https://www.chatbees.ai](https://www.chatbees.ai/) and created an API Key. Signing up will create a dedicated account for you.
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