Dashboard / SDK Setup
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SDK setup and API keys
Use SDK setup to create secret keys, follow install commands, and confirm that your application is connected.
The SDK setup page shows connection cards for the browser catalog and server SDK. A connected card means Altified has seen a heartbeat or translation request from that integration.
- Create a secret key with a clear name such as Local test website or Production server.
- Choose Development or Production as the key environment.
- Copy the key immediately; Altified stores only its hash and cannot show the full key again.
- Use the key as ALTIFIED_SECRET_KEY for Next.js or ALTIFIED_API_KEY for Django.
- Revoke a key when an environment is retired or a secret is exposed.
- Use the setup commands shown on the page to install and initialize the SDK.
Local backend
When testing against a local Altified backend, use the local initializer option shown on the page so the SDK points at
http://localhost:8000.