---
title: "create apikey"
description: "Generate a new API key for an application or integration."
icon: "key"
---

Create a Rocksky API key. Use it with the
[scrobble API](/migrations/from-listenbrainz), the
[SDKs](/sdks/overview), or any third-party scrobbler.

## Usage

```bash
rocksky create apikey [options] <name>
```

## Parameters

| Name     | Required | Description                                       |
| -------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| `<name>` | Yes      | Human-readable name for the key                   |

## Options

| Flag        | Description                                |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| `-d <text>` | Description of what the key is used for    |

## Example

```bash
rocksky create apikey -d "Used for my scrobbling bot" scrobbler-bot
```