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Your lobstr.io API key gives you programmatic access to your scraping jobs. You can use it to trigger Squids, check their status, and retrieve results via the lobstr.io REST API — without touching the dashboard.

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Find your API key

Copy your lobstr.io API key from the API menu in the dashboard
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Open the API menu

Log in to your lobstr.io dashboard and click API in the left sidebar. It’s its own menu item — not part of Settings.
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Copy your key

Click Copy to copy your API key to the clipboard.

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Use your API key

Pass your API key as a Token in the Authorization header of every request to the lobstr.io API:
Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the key you copied from the API menu. For the full list of available endpoints, see the lobstr.io API documentation.
Treat your API key like a password. Do not share it publicly, commit it to version control, or include it in client-side code. If your key is compromised, click Rotate on the API page immediately — that issues a new key and invalidates the old one.