From f7b112176dbb298026726ccc550b479eb8fefd47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olivia Shoup Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:25:01 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Add note about API key limit --- content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md b/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md index 2e4cbfb56a1..35b07feaff2 100644 --- a/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md +++ b/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ To add a Datadog API key or client token: **Notes:** -- Your org must have at least one API key and at most 50 API keys. +- Your org must have at least one API key and at most 50 API keys. Managed API Keys are not included in the count when calculating the number of existing keys in an org and enforcing the 50-key limit. - Key names must be unique across your organization. ## Remove API keys or client tokens From ee98811052106ea35bb3503bac570d7bf1b89da6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olivia Shoup Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:47:47 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Fix capitalization --- content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md b/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md index 35b07feaff2..5519ad1206d 100644 --- a/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md +++ b/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ To add a Datadog API key or client token: **Notes:** -- Your org must have at least one API key and at most 50 API keys. Managed API Keys are not included in the count when calculating the number of existing keys in an org and enforcing the 50-key limit. +- Your org must have at least one API key and at most 50 API keys. Managed API keys are not included in the count when calculating the number of existing keys in an org and enforcing the 50-key limit. - Key names must be unique across your organization. ## Remove API keys or client tokens From a5ffcf61b7c43b63ff1c9908165f25928762d5fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olivia Shoup Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:56:46 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Refine note about managed API keys --- content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md b/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md index 5519ad1206d..dcd0b013274 100644 --- a/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md +++ b/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ To add a Datadog API key or client token: **Notes:** -- Your org must have at least one API key and at most 50 API keys. Managed API keys are not included in the count when calculating the number of existing keys in an org and enforcing the 50-key limit. +- Your org must have at least one API key and at most 50 API keys. Managed API keys, marked with a {{< ui >}}Managed{{< /ui >}} label in the Name column, are created and controlled by a Datadog integration or service rather than by you, and don't count toward this limit. You can view that a managed API key exists and revoke it, but you can't see its value or edit its name. - Key names must be unique across your organization. ## Remove API keys or client tokens From dbf0708858ae79b72239cd62b34dad4710d8909f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olivia Shoup Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:00:05 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Shorten two sentences lol --- content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md b/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md index dcd0b013274..8e86ce7936c 100644 --- a/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md +++ b/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md @@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ To add a Datadog application key, navigate to [**Organization Settings** > **App {{< img src="account_management/app-key.png" alt="Navigate to the Application Keys page for your organization in Datadog" style="width:80%;" >}} {{< site-region region="ap2,gov,gov2" >}} -
Make sure to securely store your application key immediately after creation, as the key secret cannot be retrieved later.
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Make sure to securely store your application key immediately after creation. The key secret cannot be retrieved later.
{{< /site-region >}} {{< site-region region="us,us3,us5,eu,ap1" >}} -
If your organization has One-Time Read (OTR) mode enabled, make sure to securely store your application key immediately after creation, as the key secret cannot be retrieved later.
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If your organization has One-Time Read (OTR) mode enabled, make sure to securely store your application key immediately after creation. The key secret cannot be retrieved later.
{{< /site-region >}} Because API keys and application keys are long-lived and have no built-in expiration, store them in a secrets manager, such as AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault, or Azure Key Vault, instead of in source code or environment files. AWS Secrets Manager supports [managed rotation for Datadog API keys and application keys][24]. From 56f03daed50a2331ef1dacde8d62e0b668ebaad6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Olivia Shoup Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:13:08 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Clarify key limit + add note to increase limit --- content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md b/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md index 8e86ce7936c..6103e49d1f4 100644 --- a/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md +++ b/content/en/account_management/api-app-keys.md @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ To add a Datadog API key or client token: **Notes:** -- Your org must have at least one API key and at most 50 API keys. Managed API keys, marked with a {{< ui >}}Managed{{< /ui >}} label in the Name column, are created and controlled by a Datadog integration or service rather than by you, and don't count toward this limit. You can view that a managed API key exists and revoke it, but you can't see its value or edit its name. +- Your org must have at least one API key, and up to 50 API keys by default. If you need more, [contact Support][19] to request a higher limit. Managed API keys, marked with a {{< ui >}}Managed{{< /ui >}} label in the Name column, are created and controlled by a Datadog integration or service rather than by you, and don't count toward this limit. You can view that a managed API key exists and revoke it, but you can't see its value or edit its name. - Key names must be unique across your organization. ## Remove API keys or client tokens