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# apikey

Manage a user’s API keys. Shows existing keys unless --generate or --delete is passed.

```
maas apikey [-h] [--username USERNAME] [--generate] [--delete DELETE] [--update UPDATE] [--name API_KEY_NAME] [--with-names]
```

#### Command-line options

| Option | Effect |
| --- | --- |
| -h, --help | show this help message and exit |
| –username USERNAME | Specifies the username for the admin. |
| –generate | Generate a new api key. |
| –delete DELETE | Delete the supplied api key. |
| –update UPDATE | Update the supplied api key name. |
| –name API\_KEY\_NAME | Name of the token. This argument should be passed to |
|  | –update or --generate options |
| –with-names | Display tokens with their names. |

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