> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.hoodprivate.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.hoodprivate.com/using-hoodprivate/api-keys-and-webhooks.md).

# API Keys & Webhooks (Dashboard)

The API Keys page is where you mint credentials and wire up webhook endpoints without writing a single request by hand. It's the dashboard counterpart to the [API Reference](/api-reference/authentication.md), and the front door to building on the private financial layer of the agent economy.

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## Generating a key

Click **+ New key**, give it a name (for example, `Production`), and choose an environment:

| Environment | Prefix     | Behavior                                         |
| ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| Live        | `hc_live_` | Real transfers against real USDG                 |
| Test        | `hc_test_` | Robinhood Chain testnet only, no real funds move |

The full key is shown exactly once, immediately after generation. Copy it before dismissing the panel. HoodPrivate stores only a hash of it, so it can never be shown to you again, not even by us. If you lose it, revoke it and generate a new one. That's not an inconvenience; it's what real key security looks like.

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## Revoking a key

Click **Revoke** next to any active key. Revocation is immediate and irreversible: the key stops authenticating on your very next request. Revoked keys stay listed, marked **Revoked**, so your audit trail stays complete.

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## Adding a webhook endpoint

Click **+ Add endpoint** under Webhooks, then provide:

* The HTTPS URL HoodPrivate should deliver events to
* Which events it should receive: `transfer.settled`, `transfer.failed`, `payment.received`, `policy.limit_reached`

An endpoint only receives the event types you select. You can register multiple endpoints for different consumers (a Slack relay and your billing system, for example), each with its own event set. Your infrastructure hears exactly what you tell it to hear.

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## Managing endpoints

Each endpoint can be toggled **Active**/**Inactive** or removed entirely from the list. Deactivating pauses deliveries without losing the configuration, perfect while debugging a receiving service; removing deletes it outright.

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## Where to go for payload details

This page covers key and endpoint management only. For the event catalog, payload shapes, and signature verification, see [Webhooks & Events](/agents-and-automation/webhooks-and-events.md) and the [Webhooks API reference](/api-reference/webhooks.md).

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## Next

* [Authentication](/api-reference/authentication.md)
* [Webhooks & Events](/agents-and-automation/webhooks-and-events.md)


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