Toggle status of API Access Keys

mfsbo

I have an API that is used by multiple sites to upload. I want to disable their ability to upload for few minutes while I perform some updates. Can I safely toggle the Active Status of API and then enable it again after some time to stop them uploading images or I will need to change API key once I enable it again.

Cloudinary_John_H

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out.

We have this article that touches on this topic:

https://support.cloudinary.com/hc/en-us/articles/202520942-Access-key-management-adding-and-removing-API-keys-and-secrets#:~:text=After%20your%20application%20code%20has,and%20then%20saving%20the%20form.

I did some testing myself - if you have more than one API Key (can create a second unused one if necessary), it is possible to set your API key to "Disabled" or "Active" from your account settings here https://console.cloudinary.com/settings/api-keys

Regards,

John