Get StartedSetup
Getting Your API Key
Before you begin, you’ll need an Arcade - if you haven’t created one yet, you can sign up here. Once you have an account, you can generate through either the dashboard or CLI.
Dashboard
Using the Dashboard
Navigate to API Keys page
Visit the API Keys page in Arcade Dashboard.
Create a new API key
- Click the
Create API Keybutton in the top right - Enter a descriptive name to help identify your key
- Under Access, turn on Call so your app or can call tools with the key, and turn off Configure the unless the key also needs to manage the project. You can’t change a key’s access later. See API key roles
- Click
Create keyto generate your key
Save your API key securely
- Copy your immediately. It only shows once.
- Store it securely
- You can always generate new keys if needed
CLI
Using the CLI
Install and login
- Install the Arcade CLI:
uv
uv tool install arcade-mcpThis will install the Arcade CLI as a uv tool, making it available system wide.
pip
pip install arcade-mcp- Start the login process:
arcade loginComplete setup
The CLI will automatically:
- Print your to the console
- Save your credentials to
~/.arcade/credentials.yaml(or%USERPROFILE%\.arcade\credentials.yamlon Windows)
Anyone who has your API key can make requests to Arcade with its role, and a platform admin key has full access to its . Always store your in a safe place, such as system environment variables, and never commit them to version control, share them publicly, or use them in browser or frontend code.
Next Steps
Once you have your , you can:
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