Generate the Smartsheet Application Programming Interface \(API\) key

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title: Generate the Smartsheet Application Programming Interface \(API\) key
description: Generate the Smartsheet API key to be a part of every API call in an HTTP authorization header. Authenticating the API key is a part of the integration process between the ServiceNow instance and Smartsheet.
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Generate the Smartsheet Application Programming Interface \(API\) key

Generate the Smartsheet API key to be a part of every API call in an HTTP authorization header. Authenticating the API key is a part of the integration process between the ServiceNow® instance and Smartsheet.

## Before you begin

-   Create an account with Smartsheet that is allowed to generate API keys.
-   Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Log in to [https://app.smartsheet.com/](https://app.smartsheet.com/).

2.  In the left pane, select the Smartsheet account icon \[Omitted image "smartsheet-account-icon.png"\] Alt text: Smartsheet account icon..

3.  Select **Personal Settings**.

4.  Select the **API Access** tab.

5.  Select **Generate new access token**.

6.  In the API Access Token Name box, enter the name of the API token.

7.  Select **OK**.

    An API key is generated, as shown in the following example.

    \[Omitted image "smartsheet-api-key-generated.png"\] Alt text: Smartsheet API key generated.

8.  Select **OK**.

    The generated API key is available in the Manage API Access Tokens section as shown in the following example.

    \[Omitted image "smartsheet-api-keys-all.png"\] Alt text: All available Smartsheet API keys.