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# Managing API Keys in the Account UI
> Create, rename, deactivate, and set usage limits and permissions on DeepL API keys in the account UI.
Manage your API keys in the ["API Keys & Limits" tab](https://www.deepl.com/your-account/keys) when signed into your DeepL API account. A single subscription can have multiple simultaneously active keys: up to 25 on Pro API plans and up to 2 on Free API plans.
To create, deactivate, and limit developer keys programmatically instead, use the [Admin API](/docs/admin/overview#the-admin-api).
## Create a key
Click "Create key". You can optionally name the key during creation; if you don't, it's named "DeepL API Key" automatically. Naming keys lets you find them later using the search bar on the "API keys" tab.
After you confirm, a popup shows the new key. Copy it from this popup to use it immediately, or copy it from the key table at any time.
To create a key that can only access specific endpoints, select **Custom permissions** during creation. See [Set key permissions](#set-key-permissions).
## Copy a key
Click the "Copy" icon next to the key. For security reasons, the full key is never shown in the key table. Both active and deactivated keys can be copied.
## Rename a key
Select "Rename key" from the key's options menu. Both active and deactivated keys can be renamed, and two keys can share the same name.
## Deactivate a key
A key stops working immediately when deactivated, and deactivation is permanent: a deactivated key cannot be reactivated.
Select "Deactivate key" from the key's options menu, then confirm.
## Set a key-level usage limit
Key-level limits cap the total characters (across text translation, document translation, and text improvement) a key can consume in a one-month usage period. For example, a key with a 1,000,000 character limit stops consuming at 1,000,000 characters and starts fresh when the next usage period begins. You can see your current usage period dates in the [API Usage tab](https://www.deepl.com/your-account/usage).
To set a limit, select "Set limit" from the key's options menu, activate the limit, and enter a character amount. Setting the limit to 0 prevents the key from consuming any characters.
As with subscription-level [cost control](/docs/best-practices/cost-control):
* You receive notification emails when a key reaches 80% and 100% of its limit
* The API responds with `456 Quota exceeded` errors once 100% of the limit is reached
To monitor consumption against a limit, check the "Characters consumed" column in the key table or see [Retrieving Usage Data](/docs/admin/retrieving-usage-data).
## Set key permissions
Permissions restrict a developer key to specific endpoints. This section covers the UI steps; to understand how permissions are enforced, see [Understanding API Key Permissions](/docs/admin/api-key-permissions), and for what each scope covers, see [Permission Scopes](/docs/admin/permission-scopes).
To create a scoped key, click "Create key", select **Custom permissions**, choose one or more scopes from the list, and confirm.
To change permissions on an existing key, select "Edit permissions" from the key's options menu. Choose **All access** to make the key unrestricted, or **Custom permissions** to select specific scopes, then save.
The "Permissions" column in the key table shows each key's status as a badge. Hover over a badge to see the assigned scopes.
## Manage admin API keys
If your account has [Admin API access](/docs/admin/overview#the-admin-api), you manage admin keys separately in the ["Admin Keys" tab](https://www.deepl.com/your-account/admin).
Admin keys support the same actions as developer keys: create, copy, rename, and deactivate them from the "Admin Keys" tab exactly as described above. The differences:
* Admin keys always end with an `:adm` suffix, which distinguishes them from developer keys
* Unnamed admin keys are called "DeepL Admin Key" by default
* You can create up to 25 simultaneously active admin keys on any plan with Admin API access
* Usage limits and permissions don't apply to admin keys