# API key > An API key lets your own scripts and programs access CIRO NOISE. It belongs to exactly one person in exactly one organization and can do at most what that person may do. - Page: https://www.ciro-noise.de/glossar/api-schluessel - Deutsche Fassung: https://www.ciro-noise.de/glossar/api-schluessel.md An API key is meant for programs that can't sign in through a browser: a script that creates tasks every night, an automation that feeds support requests in from your own form, or a tool that updates wiki pages. You create keys under AI assistants & API, in the API keys section. Every member can create their own keys there, whatever the subscription. What a key may do always depends on the permissions of the person it belongs to. ## How API keys work in CIRO NOISE When creating a key you give it a name, choose the organization it applies to and set its permissions. A key only works for that one organization and doesn't follow along when you switch organizations in the browser. A key's permissions are the overlap between your own permissions and your selection. So you can only narrow it further, never extend it beyond what you may do. Ready-made selections help, such as Manage tasks only, Edit wiki only or Read-only. For validity you choose 7 days, 30 days, 90 days, one year or no expiry. CIRO NOISE shows the key only once, right after you create it. Store it somewhere safe straight away, for example in the password vault. ## Security and revoking You can revoke a key at any time from the list, and the revocation takes effect immediately. The list also shows when each key was last used, so forgotten access is easy to spot. If one of your permissions is removed, that applies to your keys immediately. If you leave the organization, CIRO NOISE revokes all your keys for it. If an organization is over capacity or scheduled for deletion, the keys of the members affected stop working as well. ## API key or connected AI assistant You don't need an API key for Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini. Those assistants connect through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard, using an address and a sign-in in the browser. Use an API key only for programs that can't do that sign-in. ## An everyday example A software company has a nightly script turn alerts from its monitoring into tasks. The team lead creates a key named Monitoring with the selection Manage tasks only and a validity of 90 days. The script can create tasks with it, but can't read invoices or customer records. ## Frequently asked questions about API key ### Where do I create an API key for CIRO NOISE? You create an API key in CIRO NOISE under AI assistants & API, in the API keys section. There you choose name, organization, permissions and validity. ### What can a CIRO NOISE API key do? An API key can do at most what the person it belongs to may do, and only in the one organization it was created for. You can narrow its permissions further when creating it. ### What happens to my API keys when I leave the organization? CIRO NOISE revokes all of a person's API keys for the organization as soon as they are removed. Access ends immediately. ### Do I need an API key to connect Claude or ChatGPT to CIRO NOISE? No. AI assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini connect to CIRO NOISE with an address and a sign-in in the browser. An API key is meant for your own scripts and programs. ## Related terms - [MCP (Model Context Protocol)](https://www.ciro-noise.de/en/glossary/mcp.md) - [Role](https://www.ciro-noise.de/en/glossary/role.md) - [Member](https://www.ciro-noise.de/en/glossary/member.md) See the feature: https://www.ciro-noise.de/en/developers.md ## CIRO NOISE at a glance - CIRO NOISE is a workspace for small businesses and teams of up to about 50 people: wiki, tasks, customer requests, finance with quotes and invoices, customers (CRM), meetings, knowledge with AI, social media, password vault, and time tracking behind one login. - Price: the first 2 seats are free, with every feature. Each additional seat costs €25 per month plus VAT. No credit card to start. - Privacy: servers and AI run in EU data centers, content never trains AI models, and permissions apply per person and feature. - AI connection: Claude and other AI assistants connect through MCP, the open standard for AI tools, with exactly the permissions of the person. - Provider: CIRO GmbH, Eching, Germany. Contact: hello@ciro.gmbh, phone +49 89 24 88 31 22.