# API set up

1. Navigate to the **Merchant menu.**
2. Open the integrated method section API
3. Find the section called **“API key”** and click **"Generate key"**.

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{% hint style="danger" %}
**Please copy this key and save it somewhere safe. For security reasons, we cannot show it to you again. If you generate another key, the old one will no longer work.**
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Use this API key for authorization when integrating one of their payment methods and withdrawals from the Merchant balance.&#x20;

API documentation: [0xprocessing-api](https://docs.0xprocessing.com/0xprocessing-api "mention")


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