: Get Your WildFire Appliance API Key
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Get Your WildFire Appliance API Key

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Get Your WildFire Appliance API Key

Follow these steps to get your API key for the WildFire appliance:
  1. Generate a new API key on the WildFire appliance. The appliance supports up to 100 API keys.
    1. Use terminal emulation software to establish an SSH console connection with the WildFire appliance. For more information, learn how to Use the WildFire Appliance CLI.
    2. Generate the API key using one of the following methods:
      • Generate a key automatically:
        admin@WF-500> create wildfire api-key name key-name
        For example, to create a key with the name my-api-key:
        admin@WF-500> create wildfire api-key name my-api-key
      • To generate a key manually (where key-value is a 64-bit key):
        admin@WF-500> create wildfire api-key name my-api-key key key-value
        For example:
        admin@WF-500> create wildfire api-key name my-api-key key <API KEY>
        Exclude the key-value option in this step and the firewall will generate a key automatically. If you manually enter a key, the key-value must be 64 alpha characters (a-z) or numbers (0-9) that you randomly choose.