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Changing Master API Key on Existing Server

TLDR Imtiaz asked about the effects of changing the master API Key on an existing server. Kishore Nallan assured the older keys will still work.

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Imtiaz

08:13 AM

Hi, would just like to know what would happen if I change the master API Key on an existing server? Do the keys/data generated previously still work?

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Kishore Nallan

09:03 AM

👋 Imtiaz By "change", do you mean restarting Typesense with a different --api-key argument?

Imtiaz

09:04 AM

Yes, via changing that in the config file - but I assume behaviour is the same as changing it via the CLI

Kishore Nallan

09:05 AM

Yes. All older keys will continue to work.

Imtiaz

09:06 AM

Perfect, thanks!

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