# Needs help finding api keys

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**Created:** [February 12, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/needs-help-finding-api-keys/274 "2018-02-12T22:49:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://www.patreondevelopers.com/t/needs-help-finding-api-keys/274/1 "2018-02-12T22:49:16Z")

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I need help finding my PatreonAccessToken.

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You don’t have a single access token, rather each OAuth client you create has a `Creator Access Token` which is a token that you can use to access your account via the API — without going through the OAuth flow. You’ll need to create an OAuth client, which you can do like so:

1. Log in to your Patreon account — you’ll need to be a creator, but if you’re a developer you can create an unpublished campaign to develop against
2. Visit the [Developer Portal](https://www.patreon.com/portal) (via “Developers” in the Patreon footer, then click “View Developer Portal”)
3. Click the “Clients & API Keys” button at the top right
4. Click “Create Client” and fill out the form — you can enter _fake_ information for `redirect_uri` if you’re not planning to use the OAuth process (e.g: `https://example.com/`)
5. After you’ve created your client click the little down arrow at the top right of the client in the list and that will present the keys, `Creator's Access Token` is the token you’re looking for.

You should be mindful that `Creator Access Token`s do expire, so you’ll have to manually update any integration unless you make use of the refresh token to do it automatically.