# Generate API credentials in ION

Follow the instructions below to generate an API Client ID and Client Secret in ION:

1. In ION, navigate to the **GraphQL API**:

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2. Copy the below query:

```graphql
mutation CreateAPIKey {
		createApiKey {
			apikey {
		clientId clientSecret
				}
		}
}
```

3. Then paste it into Ion's Graph*i*QL panel and click execute.

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4. Your **Client ID** and **Client Secret** will appear. Copy these to connect Ion in Violet.

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