@@ -4,15 +4,30 @@ title: Authorization with API Keys
44sidebar_label : Authorization
55---
66
7- # Authorization with API Keys
7+ # Ory Network API Authorization
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9- API Keys are used to authorize privileged operations. For example, you must use an API Key to call the Admin API, which allows you
10- to delete users.
9+ ** Ory Network Project APIs** are separated into:
10+
11+ - ** Ory Network Frontend APIs** are used to interact with Ory Network projects, such as register users or checking login state.
12+ - ** Ory Network Admin APIs** are used to perform privileged operations on Ory Network projects, such as deleting users or creating
13+ permissions.
14+
15+ ** Ory Network Management APIs** are used to manage Ory Network projects, such as creating a new project or changing settings.
16+
17+ ## Authorizing Ory Network Project Frontend APIs
18+
19+ Frontend APIs are used to interact with Ory Network projects from your frontend application and do not require any special
20+ authorization.
21+
22+ ## Authorizing Ory Network Project Admin APIs
23+
24+ API Keys are used to authorize privileged operations to Ory Network Project Admin APIs. For example, you must use an API Key to
25+ call the Admin API, which allows you to delete users.
1126
1227API Keys work only in the context of the Project for which they were created. You create API Keys in the
1328[ Ory Console] ( https://console.ory.sh/ ) .
1429
15- ## Creating API Keys
30+ ### Creating API Keys
1631
1732Follow these steps to create API Keys for your Project:
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@@ -33,7 +48,7 @@ secure and rotate them if necessary.
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3449:::
3550
36- ## Usage
51+ ### Usage
3752
3853Use the API Key in API calls, SDK calls, or command-line interactions. Ory API Keys have a ` ory_apikey_ ` or ` ory_pat_ ` , which
3954makes it easy to identify them when analyzing code.
@@ -47,3 +62,9 @@ Accept: application/json
4762# highlight-next-line
4863Authorization: Bearer {API-Key}
4964```
65+
66+ ## Authorizing Ory Network Management APIs
67+
68+ Ory Network Management APIs are used to manage Ory Network projects, such as creating a new project or changing settings. At this
69+ time the only way to authorize Management APIs is by using a session cookie issued to you by the Ory Network Console. Please reach
70+ out to your [ support representative] ( https://console.ory.sh/support ) if you need help with this process.
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