To add API Key Authorization in Ory Kratos Self Hosted for Admin API, you need to create an API Key in the Ory Console. Here are the steps to create an API Key: 1. Go to Project settings → API Keys in the [Ory Console](https://console.ory.sh/projects/current/developers). 2. Click Create new API key 3. Enter the API Key name and click Create 4. Copy the created API Key The API Key you created is displayed only once. When you close the prompt, you can't access the key again. Make sure to save the API Key before you close the prompt or reload the page. API Keys are used to authorize privileged operations. For example, you must use an API Key to call the Admin API, which allows you to delete users. API Keys are bound to an Ory Network project, and not to a specific user. This means that any user with access to the API Key can perform the operations that the API Key allows, even if they are no longer part of the project. Make sure to keep your API Keys secure and rotate them if necessary. You can use the API Key in API calls, SDK calls, or command-line interactions. Ory API Keys have a

ory_apikey_

or

ory_pat_

, which makes it easy to identify them when analyzing code. For example, when calling the Admin API at

/admin/identities

, include the API Key in the

Authorization

header:

bash GET /admin/identities HTTP/1.1   Host: $<http://PROJECT_SLUG.projects.oryapis.com|PROJECT_SLUG.projects.oryapis.com>   Accept: application/json   Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY

For more information, you can refer to the [Ory documentation](https://www.ory.sh/docs/concepts/personal-access-token#authorizing-ory-network-project-admin-apis).