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Set up service accounts for applications

In RisingWave Cloud, a user account typically represents an individual user who interacts with resources via the user interface. On the other hand, a service account represents an application. It accesses RisingWave Cloud resources on the application's behalf, using API keys for authentication.

This article will guide you through the process of setting up a service account for your applications and generating an API key.

Create a service account​

Steps:

  1. Go to the Org. tab and select Service accounts.

  2. Click New service account.

    Create service account

  3. Enter a descriptive name for your service account and write a short description.

  4. Click Confirm.

    Service account list

Generate an API key​

You can generate multiple API keys for a service account. Each API key will have a unique key ID and secret.

Steps:

  1. In the account list, click the name of the service account you want to generate API keys for.

    Service account

  2. Select the API Keys tab.

    Generate API keys

  3. Click Add new API Key.

  4. Enter a descriptive name for your API key and click Submit.

  5. A new API key will be generated. Please save the secret along with the ID to a safe place.

    caution

    The secret will be shown only once. After you close the dialog, you won't be able to retrieve it. If you lose the secret, you have to generate a new API key.

    Generated API key