> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://bulkgrid.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# API Key Security

> Use API keys, scopes, and collection boundaries safely in production.

Bulkgrid API keys are powerful operational credentials. The product supports enough scope and collection-boundary controls that customers should use them deliberately.

## Recommended security posture

* keep keys server-side
* use separate keys per service
* use the narrowest scopes possible
* prefer selected collection scope over all collections when appropriate
* rotate keys periodically and after privilege changes

## Lifecycle operations

The product supports:

* create
* list
* rotate
* update scopes
* revoke
* delete with retention behavior for revoked keys